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Adulthood and people with mental handicaps: report of a research project
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 4(2), 1991, pp.141-154.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Describes a small project which used research interviews to discover the meaning of adulthood to the research participants, five adults with mental handicaps. The project set out to design a research process which would respect their status as adults. The paper focuses on the research process, and the merits and difficulties of the approach are discussed in the context of research methodologies which emphasise the need to redress the power imbalance inherent in more traditional methods.
Doing what mum wants me to do: looking at family relationships from the point of view of people with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(4), 1996, pp.324-341.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines what some adults with intellectual disabilities have to say about relationships with their parents. The data arises from biographical interviews with 22 adults. It demonstrates that when adults with intellectual disabilities are asked to speak about relationships they present views which challenge some stereotypical views about care and dependency. The paper concludes with some observations on implications for professionals working with adults with disabilities and their families.