Age-friendly communities for older persons with intellectual disabilities

Miskimmin, Caley; Shooshtari, Shahin; Menec, Verena; Duncan, Karen A.; Martin, Toby L.; Stoesz, Brenda M.

doi:10.1108/qaoa-11-2018-0058

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“…Appropriate community-based housing can also promote acceptance and inclusion [32]. Miskimmin et al [72] discuss facilitators for community inclusion specifically for older people, including housing close to essential services and ongoing support. They also recommend that centralised health services can improve inclusion and participation [72], and Taderera and Hall [38••] concur that unification of services would reduce stigma for families of children with IDD in Namibia by making services more accessible and mainstream, thus empowering families and improving public awareness and familiarity with IDD.…”

Section: Societal-level Interventionsmentioning

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Stigma, Acceptance and Belonging for People with IDD Across Cultures

Vuuren

Aldersey

2020

Curr Dev Disord Rep

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Purpose of Review This review explores recent literature (from 2017 onwards) to identify current developments related to reducing stigma and increasing acceptance for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in their communities across diverse cultures. Recent Findings We identified literature related to experiences of stigma for people with IDD and their families across diverse cultures, as well as current and potential interventions and approaches for promoting acceptance. Summary Although the literature confirms that stigma is still a major barrier to acceptance and inclusion for people with IDD regardless of culture, there appears to be progress in terms of using diverse approaches to support acceptance and belonging. Researchers are also increasingly acknowledging the importance of culture and context in the experience and mitigation of stigma. There remains a need for researchers and practitioners to include people with IDD in identifying and prioritising interventions that promote belonging within their communities.

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Section: Societal-level Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stigma, Acceptance and Belonging for People with IDD Across Cultures

Vuuren

Aldersey

2020

Curr Dev Disord Rep

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“…The quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities also improves when they move from closed institutions to the community (Krajewski & Flaherty, 2000; Shearer et al, 2021). Furthermore, adopting a person‐centred approach that considers people with intellectual disabilities' preferences and choices is an additional step in integrating them into the community (Bigby & Wiesel, 2015; Bigby et al, 2018; Milot et al, 2021; Miskimmin et al, 2019). For example, Miskimmin et al (2019) maintained that since the life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities has increased, there is a need for new initiatives to design age‐friendly communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, adopting a person‐centred approach that considers people with intellectual disabilities' preferences and choices is an additional step in integrating them into the community (Bigby & Wiesel, 2015; Bigby et al, 2018; Milot et al, 2021; Miskimmin et al, 2019). For example, Miskimmin et al (2019) maintained that since the life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities has increased, there is a need for new initiatives to design age‐friendly communities. They interviewed 7 older people with intellectual disabilities and 15 caregivers who participated in focus group discussions.…”

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Willingness to pay, familiarity and political attitudes: The case of integrating people with intellectual disabilities

Tavor

Akirav

2022

Research Intellect Disabil

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Background Integrating people with intellectual disabilities into the community has become a major goal in improving society in general. Our study adds an important layer to discussions of how to achieve this goal. Method We examine both the willingness to integrate people into the community and their willingness to pay for this integration. Using a representative sample of 813 Israeli respondents, we consider two factors in these attitudes: familiarity with the issue and people's political attitudes. Results We found that most people are willing to integrate people with intellectual disabilities into the community and some people are willing to pay for this integration. Those who are familiar with people with intellectual disabilities and those from the left side of the political map are more willing to pay to achieve this goal. Conclusions Familiarity and political attitudes matter in the willingness to pay to integrate people with intellectual disabilities into the community.

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