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Young People with Intellectual Disability Speak Out about Life after School: "I Want to Do More in Life than Just…Be a Disability Person"
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L. L. Mogensen; G. Drake; J. McDonald; N. Sharp – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: The transition from school to adult life is challenging for young people with intellectual disability. The study aimed to explore how young people with intellectual disability themselves experience the transition from school to adult life. Methods: A co-designed, qualitative study. Thematic data analysis of qualitative survey…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Attitudes
The Uniquely Relational Role of Nurses during the Closure of Large Residential Institutions for People with Intellectual Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Study
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Peter Lewis; Kathryn M. Weston – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: After decades of planning, nurses played a pivotal role in achieving the closure of large residential institutions for people with intellectual disability by 2018. This paper describes the experiences of nurses facilitating the closure of these institutions in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Method: An interview-based,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Role, Residential Institutions
The Juncture and Disjuncture of Service Delivery Systems in Post-Parental Care Planning for Rural People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Wark, Stuart; Bryant, Lia; Morales-Boyce, Tyson; Deuter, Kate – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Australian research indicates that post-parental care transitions are rarely planned and primarily occur following a crisis for a primary carer. This paper examines disability staff perceptions of transitions for people with intellectual disability and their ageing carers in rural South Australia. Method: A focus group interview model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Rural Areas, Intellectual Disability