Community living, intellectual disability and extensive support needs: a rights-based approach to assessment and intervention

L Esteban, P Navas, MÁ Verdugo, VB Arias - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
People with intellectual disability (ID) and extensive support needs experience poorer
quality of life than their peers whose disability is not as severe. Many of them live in …

The role of professionals in promoting independent living: Perspectives of self‐advocates and front‐line managers

M Pallisera, M Vilà, J Fullana… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Support from professionals plays an important role in helping people with
intellectual disabilities to live an independent life. This research aims to analyse the role …

[HTML][HTML] A community living experience: Views of people with intellectual disability with extensive support needs, families, and professionals

L Esteban, P Navas, MÁ Verdugo, EG Iriarte… - Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Despite the benefits of community living for people with intellectual disabilities
(ID) and extensive support needs, they remain highly institutionalized. Aims To qualitatively …

'It's our everyday life'–The perspectives of persons with intellectual disabilities in Norway

AE Witsø, B Hauger - Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study illuminates how adults with intellectual disabilities understand and describe their
everyday life and its shortcomings when it comes to equal rights in the context of Norwegian …

Housing for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review.

M Roebuck - Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) continue to report unmet housing needs. The
purpose of this scoping review was to explore the extent of research on housing for people …

Living independently in Spain: Barriers and supports from the views of people with intellectual disabilities

C Puyaltó, M Pallisera - International Journal of Disability …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognises the right
to independent living. Given the lack of studies carried out in Spain, the aim of this research …

Intellectual disability and independent living: Professionals' views via a Delphi study

J Fullana, M Pallisera, M Vila, MJ Valls… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) states that
people have the right to decide where to live and with whom. Professionals play a key role in …

Being in control: Choice and control of support received in supported living. A study based on the narratives of people with intellectual disability and support staff

M Pallisera, M Vilà, J Fullana… - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: This research aims to study the role of people with intellectual disability in
taking decisions regarding the support provided under the supported living model. Method …

The Curriculum Designed for the Preparation of Students with Developmental Disabilities for Transition to Independent Life.

C Kasap, Y Ergenekon - Education & Science/Egitim ve …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
The present study aims to determine the efficacy of the curriculum designed for students with
developmental disabilities (SDDs) for their transition to independent life and to analyze the …

How do people with learning disabilities talk about professionals and organizations? Discourse on support practices for independent living

J Fullana, M Pallisera, G Díaz-Garolera - Disability & Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aims of the research presented here are two-fold: to determine the decision-making role
that people with learning disabilities award organizations and professionals offering support …