“Can I Work Here?”: Employment Barriers for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-362
Author(s):  
Eleni Rachanioti ◽  
◽  
Stergiani Giaouri ◽  
Eleni Laskaraki ◽  
Anastasia Alevriadou
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Research evidence has shown that employment is crucial and purposeful for people with intellectual disabilities, promoting positive effects associated with independent living and social inclusion. Notwithstanding, people with intellectual disabilities find it particularly difficult to accomplish successful employment. They face discrimination, and they are considered to lack work capacity. The extremely marginal position of people with intellectual disabilities in the labor market appears to prevail across national settings. Over the last 35 years, there has been an improvement in the vocational inclusion of individuals with intellectual disabilities in Greece, with the legislation embracing the human rights-based approach to disability. Nevertheless, the challenge of accomplishing full participation and equality in employment for people with intellectual disabilities still remains huge in Greece. Their participation rates in the Greek labour market are significantly lower than in the rest of the European Union. This article illustrates the employment provisions for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Greece. Additionally, it presents the current implemented models of their occupational inclusion while critically discussing the convention's pursuance on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Greek context.

scholarly journals SEXUALIDADE E REPRODUÇÃO COMO DIREITOS DAS PESSOAS COM DEFICÊNCIA INTELCTUAL E SUAS INTERFACES COM AS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NA

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 467
Author(s):  
Renato Barboza Barboza
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The People ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Rights

O presente artigo discute as políticas públicas em curso no país, nos setores da Educação e da Saúde, destinadas às pessoas com deficiência intelectual, no marco dos direitos sexuaise reprodutivos, a partir da problemática das DST/Aids. Examina a questão da inclusão social à luz da Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência da Organização das Nações Unidas, ratificada no Brasil em 2008, além de outros documentos da gestão pública vislumbrando-se a reduçãode vulnerabilidades nessa população. Aborda o conceito de vulnerabilidade na análise das dimensões individual, social e programática, quanto aos avanços e desafios na implementação de políticas e programas sociais eficazes nesses setores no cenário contemporâneo.Palavras-chave: Direitos sexuais e reprodutivos; deficiência intelectual; políticas públicas.SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION AS RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR INTERFACES WITH THE NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICIES OF EDUCATIONAND HEALTH: gaps and possibilitiesAbstract: The present article discusses the public policies of the Education and Health that are in development in the country for the people with intellectual disabilities in the context of sexual and reproductive rights, from the problem of STD/AIDS. It examines the issue of social inclusion under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations Organization, ratified in Brazil in 2008, and other official documents of public policy in the country, to reducing vulnerabilities in this population. It discusses the concept of vulnerability and analyzes the individual, social andprogrammatic dimensions, about the advances and challenges in the implementation of effective social policies and social programs in these sectors in the contemporary scenario.Keywords: Sexual and reproductive rights, intellectual disability, public policies.

Commentary on “A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’”

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Joann Kiernan
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Challenging Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on issues raised in the paper “A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’”. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on literature associated with issues identified in the paper this commentary will reflect on the evidence associated with providing specialist support to people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. Findings Families, individuals and services are unable to access timely and appropriate specialist support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. As individuals go on to develop behaviours associated with a lack of intervention their levels of vulnerability increase due to their exclusion from services and their local communities. Originality/value The commentary provides a discussion on the issues faced by individuals and their families in relation to intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour.

scholarly journals SPECIFICS OF THE CRISIS OF ADOLESCENCE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Olha A. Vovchenko
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Psychological Testing ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Testing Procedure ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Self Image ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

The article outlines the psychological features of the age period, which is determined by the scientific category as an “adolescent crisis”. The problem of the adolescent crisis has been revealed in people with intellectual disabilities. The importance and relevance of the study is revealed first, due to the difficulties of adolescence: its dynamism, ambiguity, lack of emotional stability of the individual; secondly, due to the specifics of personality formation with intellectual disabilities; thirdly, the need to further develop effective psychological support for adolescents with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the article was to study and experimentally test the specifics of the emotional crisis of adolescence in people with intellectual disabilities. The purpose was provided by solving the following tasks: stating the peculiarities of the adolescent crisis in people with intellectual disabilities; determining the state of formation of “I-concept” and “self-image” of adolescents with intellectual disabilities; establishing the specifics of behavioral reactions and interaction of the adolescent with others (peers, the elderly) in conditions of experiencing an age crisis. Moreover, the author conducted a psychological testing procedure to study the peculiarities of the formation of the personality of a teenager with intellectual disabilities during the age crisis (adolescent crisis). M. Kuhn’s psychological testing method “Who am I?”, T. Leary’s method of diagnostics of interpersonal relations were used; conversations, observations. The purpose of using these techniques was to determine the self-image, self-presentation, self-perception and self-esteem of adolescents with intellectual disabilities. According to the results of the study, it was found that adolescents with intellectual disabilities have a process of self-knowledge and understanding of their own “I”, internal mental acts and states are underdeveloped or absent. This complicates the process of experiencing an adolescent’s crisis. As evidenced by the low level of recognition and differentiation of emotions, emotional awareness, management of their own emotions. Also critical are difficulties with the adequate expression of emotions in accordance with the situation that determines them, in particular with the manifestation and control of anger, rage, aggression and other. The further directions of research of formation of the person with infringements of intellectual development in adolescent age are outlined.

Services Available from Providers in the Disability Field to Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Laurie Buys
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

As most older adults with intellectual disabilities reside in community based accommodation, the availability of support programs and services becomes important to the maintenance of independent living. Thirty nine community based organisations in Brisbane, Australia that assist people with intellectual disabilities were surveyed regarding the types of programs offered to older adults with intellectual disabilities. The results showed that 75% of the organisations had provided assistance to an older adult with an intellectual disability in the past 12 months. However, none of the agencies surveyed reported that they provided specialised programs or services to older adults with intellectual disabilities.

Healthy Athletes Program as a chance for a good quality of life of persons with intellectual disability and their families in the context of health and pro-health activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Anna Nadolska ◽  
Piotr Bejster
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Health State ◽  
Special Olympics ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Families With Children

Abstract Background: One of the consequences of improperly extending the process of socialization is incorrect health education and thus, different structure of the behaviors associated with taking care of their own health. More difficult socio-economic situation of families with children with intellectual disabilities may not adequately protect the needs of family members (especially children’s) associated with health. Up to 1/3 of the cases of people with intellectual disabilities of poorer health state can result from lower socio-economic position (Emerson and Hatton, 2007). Educational failure, typical for families of children and young people with intellectual disabilities (especially mild) can result in the children not acquiring appropriate behaviors, important for health. If these behaviors are missing, consequently, can be expected to accelerate the deterioration of health. The health status of people with intellectual disabilities is worse than the state of health in the general population (Allerton, Welch, Emerson, 2011; Tample et al., 2006). The most serious consequence of the poorer health of people with intellectual disabilities is a higher mortality rate (Krahn et al, 2006). The average life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities is 66 (excluding people with Down syndrome whose life expectancy is even shorter), and so more than 10 years shorter than of people. In so-called intellectual norm! Bearing in mind that access to the highest standard of health care for all people with disabilities is a law that was adopted on 13 December 2006 under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Special Olympics Poland have taken the initiative leading to beneficial changes in quality of life for the players and their families in the context of health and modeling appropriate health behavior through the implementation of the Health Programme, which includes the two related projects: Healthy Athletes and Healthy Special Olympics Community.

Social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities: the impact of place of residence

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy McConkey ◽  
Marlene Sinclair ◽  
Dympna Walsh-Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectives: People with intellectual disabilities are increasingly living in more domestic style accommodation, either in housing provided within a specialised campus setting or in ordinary houses in community settings. The main objective of the study was to determine if the extent of residents' involvement with their families and with the local community varied when they resided in campus settings (n = 55) or community housing (n = 51) and to investigate the main predictors of this involvement.Method: With the resident's permission, their key-workers – mainly nurses – completed standard questionnaires that covered resident characteristics, contact with families and a range of life experiences.Results: Although the type of accommodation did have a significant effect on residents' social inclusion in families and communities, the best predictor of this was the individual's level of dependency in personal self-care. Those who were more dependent tended to be more excluded.Conclusions: Staff working with more dependent residents need to proactively promote their social inclusion although this could be harder to achieve for those living in campus style settings.

Intellectual Disability in the Twentieth Century

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

This book provides a transnational perspective on intellectual disability in the twentieth century with contributions from distinguished authors in 14 countries across 5 continents. Each chapter outlines policies and practice from the featured nation. Life stories illustrate their impact on people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The book brings together accounts of how intellectual disability was viewed, managed and experienced in countries across the globe. It examines the origins and nature of contemporary attitudes, policy and practice; and sheds light on the challenges of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD).

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