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Irish attitudes to sexual relationships and people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- McCONKEY Roy, LEAVEY Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41(3), 2013, pp.181-188.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Limited progress has been made in supporting people with intellectual disabilities to form intimate relationships. A critical factor that has been rarely researched is the attitude of the general public which likely has a significant influence on public policy on this issue. Unique to Ireland, are the five-yearly national surveys commissioned by the National Disability Authority that recruit representative samples of over 1000 adult persons. On three occasions in the past 10 years, respondents were asked to rate their agreement that people with various disabilities and with mental health difficulties had the right to fulfilment through sexual relationships and to have children if they wished. Secondary analysis of the 2011 data set identified those persons who were more likely to be in agreement and also the concerns raised by respondents. The findings are discussed in relation to priorities for future research and actions needed to reduce the stigma associated with disability or mental ill health. (Publisher abstract)
Promoting inclusive play and leisure opportunities for children with disabilities
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Blanche, TAYLOR Helen, McCONKEY Roy
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 6(2), April 2000, pp.108-123.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Children and teenagers with disabilities are often unable to access mainstream play and leisure activities. Reports on the results of two studies aimed at identifying ways of improving this. The first identified that around one-third of schemes had experience of taking a child with some form of disabling condition. However, the biggest obstacles to inclusion of these children were lack of training, insufficient staff and resources. Study 2 was the evaluation of a model service aimed at helping five mainstream summer schemes to enrol children with severe learning disabilities and complex needs, such as autism and multiple disabilities.