발달장애인 당사자의 지역서비스와 미래가능성에 대한 인식과 기대

Abstract

This study analyzed whether the level of awareness and expectation of community services and future possibilities differs between the group of persons with developmental disabilities and the group of parents with children with developmental disabilities. For this purpose, 69 persons with developmental disabilities aged 18 to 60 and 73 parents of children with developmental disabilities were compared and analyzed. Data collection was conducted through 1:1 interviews by trained investigators from August 8 to September 11 in 2020, and for persons with developmental disabilities, the questionnaire developed by the research team was converted into an AAC tool by applying the picture exchange communication system. The collected data were analyzed by frequency analysis, chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and t-test using SPSS 25.0. As a result of comparing the two groups, it was found that there was a statistically significant differences in 3 out of 5 questions of community service, and there was a statistically significant differences in all 5 questions of future possibilities and 3 questions of life change due to the 4th industrial revolution. In other words, the perceptions and expectations of persons with developmental disabilities were clearly different from those of their parents, and therefore policies and support for persons with developmental disabilities in the future must be established based on the needs and expectations of them. In addition, the study revealed that persons with developmental disabilities are ‘independent beings who can judge themselves and express what they want, and grow little by little even if they are slow’.