scholarly journals Intellectual Disability, Employment and Aging: Intervention Measures

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2984
Author(s):  
María Teresa Ortega-Camarero ◽  
José Luis Cuesta-Gómez ◽  
Raquel de la Fuente-Anuncibay
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Premature Aging ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Aging Intervention ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Consultative Process ◽  
Effects Of Aging ◽  
Family Setting ◽  
Disability Employment

Workers living with intellectual disability suffer in a special way from the onset of premature aging. Hence the need to generate alternatives and policies for the development of a new model for active aging and the care of workers with intellectual disability. Our objective in this study is, therefore, to devise intervention measures that can minimize the effects of aging on the lives and the activities of these workers. Employing the Delphi technique, we assembled and consulted a panel of 8 experts with relevant expertise in the fields of intellectual disability; aging; employment and dependency. The panel included employers, families and workers with disability. Each expert reached a prior consensus over every response and contribution after having consulted four other experts with similar backgrounds, a consultative process in which a total of 40 experts participated. A total of 68 measures were proposed which correspond to three lines of action or key contexts: Firms and Organizations that employ People with Intellectual Disability; People with Intellectual Disability, and Family setting. In all, 10 recommendations with a focus on both firms and organizations were advanced to implement the proposed measures. The conclusion was that interventions are needed from the time at which the first symptoms of deterioration are detected, which should not necessarily lead to immediate loss of employment, as well as individualized and coordinated interventions among all relevant stakeholders, including the families.

Predictors of quality of life in people with intellectual disability in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haris Memisevic ◽  
Selmir Hadzic ◽  
Sadeta Zecic ◽  
Edin Mujkanovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Disability Employment

AbstractQuality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disability is increasingly becoming the target for intervention and a measure of success of different support programs. Knowing the predictors of QOL might make the support programs more effective. In the present study, QOL of 152 persons with intellectual disability was assessed through the personal outcomes scale (POS)-self report. Total score on the POS was used as a dependent variable and age, sex, level of intellectual disability, employment status and marriage status were assessed as the potential predictors of QOL. The statistically significant predictors of QOL were level of intellectual disability and employment status. These predictors explained 19% of variance in POS scores. The results of this study indicate that the strategies aimed at increasing the QOL of people with disability must focus on finding and expanding the employment opportunities for people with intellectual disability. The role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can be very significant in this regard. The article concludes with a discussion of how predictors of QOL outcomes reported by other investigators could be incorporated into the policies and practices of NGOs to enhance person-referenced QOL outcomes.

Active Aging for Individuals with Intellectual Disability: Meaningful Community Participation Through Employment, Retirement, Service, and Volunteerism

2012 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 497-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Lynch Fesko ◽  
Allison Cohen Hall ◽  
Jerrilyn Quinlan ◽  
Catherine Jockell
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Retirement Planning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Work Commitment ◽  
Policy Consideration ◽  
Aging Workers

Abstract As individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities become more engaged in community employment, it will be critical to consider how their employment experience changes as they age. Similar to other seniors, individuals will need to consider whether they want to maintain their employment, reduce their work commitment, or retire completely. If they do choose to retire, what activities will they choose to engage in, and what service or supports might be necessary? This article considers the issues faced by all aging workers in regard to retirement planning and active aging as well as specific strategies for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to remain active and engaged. Recommendations for service options, policy consideration, and future research are also discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of a multi-disciplinary active aging intervention among community elders

Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (51) ◽  
pp. e28314
Author(s):  
Ying-Chen Chi ◽  
Chen-Long Wu ◽  
Hsiang-Te Liu
Keyword(s):  
Active Aging ◽  
Aging Intervention

Perspectives of people with intellectual disability about open, sheltered and social enterprise employment

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariella Meltzer ◽  
Rosemary Kayess ◽  
Shona Bates
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Alternative Employment ◽  
Employment Choice ◽  
Business Market ◽  
Disability Employment ◽  
Employment Choices

Purpose People with intellectual disability have a low rate of employment in Australia and internationally. Their low employment rate is set within a context of limited employment choices. Further, the most common types of work currently undertaken by people with intellectual disability – open and sheltered employment – have limitations and may not be suitable for everyone. Expanding the employment choices available represents an important way forward, but evidence is needed to guide the expansion. This paper aims to contribute to the evidence required by comparing people with intellectual disability’s experience and outcomes in open and sheltered employment to their experience and outcomes working in social enterprises, which is becoming an important alternative employment option for this group. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the qualitative accounts of 51 people with intellectual disability to compare experiences and outcomes in open, sheltered and social enterprise employment in Australia. Findings The paper finds that social enterprises combine some of the benefits of open and sheltered employment and thus expand employment choice. However, the level of business/market development and opportunities for employment in social enterprises are currently limited and require further development and scale to enable social enterprises to be an option for more people with intellectual disability. Policy implications are drawn out for expanding employment choice, in particular through social enterprise employment, for people with intellectual disability. Originality/value The paper offers the first three-way comparison of open, sheltered and social enterprise employment for people with intellectual disability, contributing to both the disability employment and social enterprise literature.

Development of Dementia, Including Assessment and Interventions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla M. Startin ◽  
Shahid H. Zaman ◽  
André Strydom
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Premature Aging ◽  
Biomarker Detection ◽  
Comorbid Conditions ◽  
Novel Treatment ◽  
Early Dementia ◽  
Personality Disturbance

Adults with Down syndrome show premature aging with a high risk of developing dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia in people with Down syndrome develops in addition to pre-existing intellectual disability, which poses difficulties in its diagnosis. Determining baseline function and conducting regular assessments are essential to detecting cognitive and functional decline. Comorbid conditions such as epilepsy and depression may also affect dementia presentation. As there is little evidence for effective pharmacological treatment of dementia in adults with Down syndrome, the identification of novel treatment targets is vital. In addition, a better understanding of the time course of the development of dementia will aid in better detection and monitoring of individuals showing early signs of cognitive decline. Early dementia-related changes may include prominent declines in behavior, personality disturbance, and early impairments in memory. Advances in neuroimaging and biomarker detection will further assist in understanding the time course of dementia development in people with Down syndrome.

scholarly journals Participant and Public Involvement in Refining a Peer-Volunteering Active Aging Intervention: Project ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged)

2016 ◽  
pp. gnw148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Withall ◽  
Janice L. Thompson ◽  
Kenneth R. Fox ◽  
Mark Davis ◽  
Selena Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Involvement ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Aging Intervention

scholarly journals Elderly Persons with Intellectual Disability: A Study of Clinical Characteristics, Functional Status, and Sensory Capacity

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 298-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Carmeli ◽  
Joav Merrick ◽  
Shlomo Kessel ◽  
Yossef Masharawi ◽  
Varda Carmeli
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Premature Aging ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Similar Body

Longer life expectancy is resulting in increasing numbers of elderly adults with intellectual disability (ID). There has been the question whether persons with ID demonstrate early signs of aging before the general population. The aim of this study was to determine if persons with ID (with and without Down syndrome) showed premature aging changes compared with a control group. Elderly persons (n = 24, average age of 61) from one residential care center in Israel and younger adults from another center (n = 37, average age of 45) were compared with elderly residents without ID in an independent living facility. The study considered demographic data, medical data, anthropometric measurements, body fat and body mass index, flexibility, and sensorimotor function tests. The results showed that the persons with ID had basically similar body composition to that of persons without ID, however, the functional performance of elderly adults with ID was more impaired. We postulate that the slower functioning responses may be explained by a less physically active lifestyle, that may accelerate the onset of disease and result in symptoms associated with aging that are detrimental to health. It is therefore important that persons with ID participate in physical activity and exercises in order to promote health and prevent disease.

Normocentric biases taint cognitive neuroscience and intervention of autism

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Mottron
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Cognitive Neuroscience ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Repetitive Behaviors ◽  
Restricted Interests ◽  
Autistic People

Abstract Stepping away from a normocentric understanding of autism goes beyond questioning the supposed lack of social motivation of autistic people. It evokes subversion of the prevalence of intellectual disability even in non-verbal autism. It also challenges the perceived purposelessness of some restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, and instead interprets them as legitimate exploratory and learning-associated manifestations.

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