Spaces of social inclusion and belonging for people with intellectual disabilities

Advancing social inclusion in the neighbourhood for people with intellectual disabilities: an exploration of the literature

Defining social inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: an ecological model of social networks and community participation.

Social inclusion is an important goal for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, families, service providers, and policymakers; however, the concept of social inclusion remains unclear, largely due to multiple and conflicting definitions in research and policy. We define social inclusion as the interaction between two major life domains: interpersonal relationships and communi...

Variations in the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in supported living schemes and residential settings.

BACKGROUND The social inclusion of tenants living in two forms of supported living schemes - those clustered on one site and those dispersed in neighbourhoods - is contrasted with more traditional provision found on the island of Ireland, namely, small group homes, residential homes and campus-style settings. METHODS A standard pro forma based on measures used in past research was completed b...

Leisure time and recretional activities for people with intellectual disabilities: literature review of its nature, barriers, strategies and effects

Abstract: Background and Aim: In the contemporary world, investigation about how to spend leisure time and participating in recreational activities along with the researches concerning work and its effects has been paid attention to by many authors. The aim of the present paper is to investigate the quality of leisure time and the role of recreational activities in the life of people with inte...

Mortality in People with Intellectual Disabilities.

This paper reviews why an understanding of mortality data in general, and in relation to people with intellectual disabilities in particular, is an important area of concern, and introduces the papers in this Special Edition.