My Life: A Photovoice Exploration of Aspirations of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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| Title: | My Life: A Photovoice Exploration of Aspirations of People with Intellectual Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gisselle Gallego (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 2025 38(2). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Adults, Aspiration, Photography, Self Determination, Foreign Countries, Activities, Needs |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.70027 |
| ISSN: | 1360-2322 1468-3148 |
| Abstract: | Background: This study aimed to evaluate the everyday ways that individuals with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities exercise choice and control. Method: Photovoice with 17 adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability who were receiving individual funding was conducted. Focus groups were held to review the photos. Findings: While some participants directed the activity they had chosen, others appeared to have been restricted to activities planned and organised by the service provider. Many participants took photos of locations rather than activities. In these cases, the locations they photographed represented their identity or something that was personally meaningful to them. This illustrated the individuals' power to create spaces and/or travel to places that are important to them. Conclusions: It is important to understand how certain activities facilitate choice and control. A critical examination of real choice compared with generic activities framed as choice continues to be needed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1468919 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Background: This study aimed to evaluate the everyday ways that individuals with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities exercise choice and control. Method: Photovoice with 17 adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability who were receiving individual funding was conducted. Focus groups were held to review the photos. Findings: While some participants directed the activity they had chosen, others appeared to have been restricted to activities planned and organised by the service provider. Many participants took photos of locations rather than activities. In these cases, the locations they photographed represented their identity or something that was personally meaningful to them. This illustrated the individuals' power to create spaces and/or travel to places that are important to them. Conclusions: It is important to understand how certain activities facilitate choice and control. A critical examination of real choice compared with generic activities framed as choice continues to be needed. |
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| ISSN: | 1360-2322 1468-3148 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.70027 |
