Full Inclusion Of People Research Articles

Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Patrick Corrigan.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a senior psychologist and a second to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of their career For his vast portfolio of research, education, and service surrounding community behavioral health and recovery. Patrick Corrigan's work is a blueprint for integration of psychological science and practice in the public interest, advancing social justice, and promoting human welfare. Nothing is more public and intransigent than mental health stigma; Corrigan has pioneered the field both in grant programs and as editor of the journal, Stigma and Health. One signature aspect of his career is full inclusion of people with mental illness and conducting studies through community-based participatory action research. These contributions to recovery-oriented mental health research and services are consequential. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Travelling from Perspective of Persons with Disability: Results of an International Survey.

Full inclusion of people with disabilities means their full participation in community life and the same opportunities to work and spend their free time that other members of the community have. This also applies to travel and tourism. Offers available to people with various types of disabilities are seldom adapted to their needs. They face numerous barriers and obstacles when travelling or at their destination. The article presents selected results from an international comparative study concerning travel of people with sensory disabilities. The study was carried out in the first quarter of 2022 using the PAPI method on a group of 131 respondents from Poland, Greece, Cyprus and Portugal. To analyse the results, we relied on statistical inference using an independent two-sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance. Tests of the equality of two means were preceded by Levene’s test for homogeneity of variances. According to the study, people with sensory disabilities can see many barriers to travel that pose a significant constraint on their activity. These barriers vary depending on the type of disability, gender or the country of origin of the respondent, but the list of indications often includes the need to train service staff in the specific needs of people with different types of disabilities. Taking into account development opportunities that people with disabilities create for the tourism industry, including people with sensory disabilities who are frequently overlooked, it is worth considering measures aimed at improving knowledge and skills in this area in the future.

Organizational and pedagogical aspects of optimization of education and upbringing of students with special needs in higher education institutions

The authors of the article emphasize the need to form an effective system of higher education that would meet national interests and global development trends, provide training, as well as equal rights and opportunities for all actors in the educational process, including people with special educational needs. After all, the main goal of inclusive higher education is not only to eliminate barriers to access of students with special educational needs to the development of their natural potential, but also to enable them to achieve maximum independence, competence, competitiveness as necessary qualities and prerequisites for effective self-realization. It is proved that the effectiveness of the process of optimization of education and upbringing of students with special needs in higher education institutions depends on a set of organizational and pedagogical aspects. The first organizational and pedagogical aspect is the formation of a high level of readiness of teachers to carry out activities aimed at optimizing the teaching and education of students with special needs in higher education institutions. The second aspect of optimizing the education and upbringing of students with special needs is the development and implementation of a program of full inclusion of people with special educational needs in the educational process of higher education institutions. It provides primarily semantic and methodological support of this process on the basis of a holistic system approach. The third aspect optimization of education and upbringing of students with special needs is the formation of the educational space of higher education institution tolerant to the inclusion of people with special educational needs. The fourth organizational and pedagogical aspect of optimizing the education and upbringing of students with special needs in higher education institutions is defined - pedagogical monitoring of the relevant process.

Introduction to the Special Issue: Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the United States.

This special issue on the direct support workforce highlights the critical role of the direct support workforce in the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the United States. Although there is increasing demand for this workforce, challenges in the recruitment, training, and retention of direct support professionals (DSPs) threatens the safety, health, and full inclusion of people with IDD living in the community. This special issue brings to the forefront current research to understand this workforce and their importance and to consider strategies to address the complex challenges facing DSPs so that people with disabilities can live and thrive in their communities.

Daily life in National Disability Insurance Scheme times: Parenting a child with Down syndrome and the disability politics in everyday places

Social inclusion for people with disability is bound up with experiences of place in everyday life. In Australia, the inclusion agenda has been recently propelled by the National Disability Insurance Scheme which promotes – and funds – the full inclusion of people with disability so that their lives are conducted in everyday settings. This article addresses what lies between the aspirational policy principles of full inclusion and the experience of family life with a young child who has Down syndrome. Through auto-ethnographic inquiry, a series of vignettes describe my own encounters in everyday places such as shops, childcare centres and public swimming pools. I focus on ‘sense of place’ which is generated through everyday practices and can shape individual identity and belonging. Using ideas from feminist poststructuralism and critical disability studies, I argue that ableist discourses on disability are produced by people in everyday places through their attitudes, actions and expectations, disrupting regular family life and imposing oppressive modes of subjectivity upon children with intellectual disability and their parent-carers. In response, parents of children with intellectual disability are challenged to undertake the political labour of everyday disability advocacy. It is important for social work to recognise that this labour can become a significant part of the contemporary parent-carer role.

Social Inclusion through Community Living: Current Situation, Advances and Gaps in Policy, Practice and Research

This article draws on the findings of the EU Framework 7 project DISCIT to explore the living situation of people with disabilities a decade after the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in nine European countries representing different welfare state models and different stages in the process of deinstitutionalisation. A review of the research literature, policy and available statistics was combined with interviews with key informants in each country to explore the current living situation, changes over time and the barriers to, and facilitators for change. The article focuses in particular on whether people are experiencing opportunities for social inclusion on an equal basis with others. Although a lack of available data hampered conclusions on living situation, it was clear that there had been some change in terms of policy and funding streams available to support community living. Some countries had moved slightly towards community living, while others reported more people in institutions or the development of bigger services in the community. There was evidence of continued inequality in the living situation and full inclusion of people with disabilities, with those with intellectual disability and psychosocial disabilities being the most affected. In terms of barriers (and consequently facilitators) there were three sources: 1) policy, 2) social care and support systems, and 3) awareness, attitudes and advocacy. The need to involve people with disabilities in policymaking and the need for a co-ordinated approach between all actors in the disability sector was seen as critical for achieving further change.

‘Equal in Uniform’: People with Intellectual Disabilities in Military Service in Israel

ABSTRACTAlthough many nations advocate for the full inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in all realms of life, these individuals are nevertheless still frequently excluded. One field of life that has rarely been considered central for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities is military service. A unique programme was developed that provides an opportunity for people with intellectual disabilities to serve in the military in Israel. The centrality of the military within Israeli society, along with the aims and phases of the project are described, and brief evidence of the impact of the programme is provided.

Empregabilidade de pessoas com deficiência no município de Santos/SP: mapeamento de políticas públicas e práticas institucionais

Apesar dos gradativos avanços que o Brasil vem mostrando em relação aos direitos e legislações direcionados às pessoas com deficiência (PcD), a participação ativa dos mesmos na sociedade relacionado à plena inclusão na esfera do trabalho ainda se mostra distante do esperado. Em nossa sociedade o trabalho aparece como um importante fator para a valorização do indivíduo, que ao realizar atividades laborais se sente parte integrante e ativa nas relações sociais cotidianas. O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar e analisar as práticas institucionais e políticas públicas existentes no município de Santos voltadas à empregabilidade da pessoa com deficiência. Para isso, foram realizadas visitas/entrevistas nas instituições que atendem esse público e declararam desenvolver atividades relacionadas à inserção de PcD no mercado competitivo de trabalho. Através da aplicação da entrevista semi estruturada, foi possível mapear as metodologias utilizadas pelas instituições para inclusão de pessoa com deficiência no mercado de trabalho, além de analisar suas ações territoriais e sua importância para os usuários. Os resultados encontrados mostraram que não há políticas específicas no município de Santos/SP voltadas para a inserção de pessoas com deficiência no universo do trabalho e que, apesar dos esforços de algumas poucas instituições da cidade para capacitar esse público, ainda não há um parâmetro da metodologia adotada que oriente seus projetos de empregabilidade, tendo cada instituição sua forma singular de trabalhar, dificultando a garantia de um atendimento eficaz e de qualidade, que vise a plena inclusão do sujeito.

Educating Toward Full Inclusion in the Body of Christ: People with Disabilities Being Full Members of the Church

The focus of this article is on moving beyond the first step or stage of welcoming people with disabilities into congregations in general—particularly through segregated programs and activities or “mainstreaming approaches” for people with intellectual disabilities—toward the full inclusion of people with disabilities into the rich, active life of a church.

Building research capacity among people with disabilities

The full inclusion of people with disabilities in rehabilitation science and disabilities studies is necessary for growth and long-term success. Full inclusion of people with disabilities can only be accomplished through building research capacity and changing rehabilitation research paradigms. There must also be a national effort to build a rehabilitation research infrastructure with shortand long-range programs to recruit and train scientists with disabilities. The building of research capacity requires the cooperation and collaboration of federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, and advocacy organizations. Research capacity and research quality must be increased to achieve the goals expected by people with disabilities. © 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.