Belonging and Exclusion in the Lives of Young People with Intellectual Disability in Small Town Communities

Autor/inn/en	Robinson, Sally; Hill, Malcolm; Fisher, Karen R.; Graham, Anne
Titel	Belonging and Exclusion in the Lives of Young People with Intellectual Disability in Small Town Communities
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24 (2020) 1, S.50-68 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Robinson, Sally)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629518765830
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disability; Social Bias; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Community Characteristics; Municipalities; Foreign Countries; Social Isolation; Self Esteem; Environmental Influences; Youth; Adolescents; Young Adults; Photography; Social Environment; Peer Acceptance; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Magistrat; Ausland; Soziale Isolation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Fotografie; Soziales Umfeld; Australien
Abstract	In recent policies, it is assumed that communities welcome the inclusion of young people with intellectual disability. However, little is known about perspectives of young people themselves. This article reports on research that sought to address this gap. Young people with intellectual disability living in three Australian small town communities participated in pictorial mapping and photo-rich methods to explore belonging and exclusion and links between these. Young people's feelings of comfort and safety with local spaces and people were important for their sense of belonging. Emplaced relationships with family and some friends were key to strong belonging, as were positive attachments to disability support workers and spaces. Social exclusion, either from particular places or more generally, was keenly felt. Young people's confidence, willingness to enter social spaces and relationships were magnified by ways that systems responded to their impairment, at worst fracturing their sense of feeling welcome and included. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01