Attitudes towards sexuality and related caregiver support of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review on the perspectives of people with intellectual …

W de Wit, WMWJ van Oorsouw… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Sexual health remains at risk for people with an intellectual disability. Attitudes
towards sexuality, its support and education have an important role in promoting sexual …

Public stigma and the perception of rights: Differences between intellectual and physical disabilities

S Werner - Research in developmental disabilities, 2015 - Elsevier
Stigma may have detrimental effects on the rights of individuals with disabilities. This study
examined the association between stigma and the perception of rights of people with …

Perceived barriers and enablers to utilising the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme for adults with an intellectual disability and their families: A scoping …

A Zubrinich, G de Jong, N Salehi… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in
Australia in 2013 promised significant improvements in the lives of adults with intellectual …

Theorising disability: a practical and representative ontology of learning disability

V Cluley, R Fyson, A Pilnick - Disability & Society, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article contributes to the ongoing development of the theorisation of learning disability,
focusing on the value of the ontological turn. We argue that while social theory has …

All his sexless patients: persons with mental disabilities and the competence to have sex

ML Perlin, AJ Lynch - Wash. L. Rev., 2014 - HeinOnline
An article published in early 2014 in a peer-reviewed scientific journal began with a startling
comment:" The recognition that individuals with disabilities have a desire for sexual …

Exploring barriers to participation in pediatric rehabilitation: Voices of children and young people with disabilities, parents, and professionals

B Teleman, E Vinblad, P Svedberg, JM Nygren… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In order to develop suitable support for participation in pediatric rehabilitation, it is important
to understand what barriers need to be bridged from the perspectives of both children and …

Perspectives of adolescents with disabilities and their parents regarding autonomous decision-making and self-determination

T Taub, S Werner - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Parents' promotion of autonomous decision-making (PADM) is essential for
adolescents with disabilities and constitutes the basis for maturation of self-determination …

Investigating supported decision‐making for persons with mild to moderate intellectual disability using Institutional ethnography

N Devi, B Prodinger, A Pennycott… - Journal of Policy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Making one's own choices is an important part of leading a fulfilling life within society.
However, people with IDs often face significant obstacles when making their own decisions …

Negotiated autonomy in diabetes self‐management: The experiences of adults with intellectual disability and their support workers

LC Whitehead, HT Trip, LA Hale… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The basic human right of autonomy is underpinned by the ability to practice
decision‐making. The rights of people with disabilities to engage in autonomous decision …

Revisiting Ashley X: An essay on disabled bodily integrity, sexuality, dignity, and family caregiving

J Epstein, SA Rosenbaum - Touro L. Rev., 2019 - HeinOnline
This Essay looks back on controversial medical procedures performed on a young girl in
Seattle over a period of several years. Ashley X, deemed by her family one of the" Pillow …