People with disabilities in the United States experience lower levels of social integration
than people without disabilities. However, less is known about the association between …

Viewing disability as a form of social capital, this paper examines the unique contribution of
volunteers with disabilities and the meaning that volunteering holds for them. Of the 35 …

Employment is a fundamental part of adult life. Adults with intellectual disability (ID) face
multiple barriers to employment, however, and are underrepresented in the paid workforce …

Volunteers play an important role in many organisations that deliver services for the public
good. Many people within the community choose to volunteer and there is a rich literature on …

This article presents the perspective of both non-disabled and developmentally disabled
people working together in a research project on poverty and disability. Our study used a …

Purpose. Although participation is an important construct and valued goal, how it is
conceptualized, defined and measured varies widely. This qualitative, multi-site study …

Participation is often espoused as a strategy to promote inclusion, social justice and
equality. Exactly how to facilitate participation in practice is often not explicated, nor are the …

Purpose: To develop a better understanding of the experiences of volunteer work among
youth with disabilities. Method: A scoping review was undertaken to assess the benefits and …

The activity of volunteering is readily available to, and undertaken by, able‐bodied people in
Australia and is recognized as a valuable social pursuit, particularly among citizens of …

The social model of disability requires that research about disability should be controlled
and managed by people with disabilities themselves. Traditional research has tended to …