Dominican Republic's Context to Enable Parenting with Intellectual Disability: A Brief Report
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| Title: | Dominican Republic's Context to Enable Parenting with Intellectual Disability: A Brief Report |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Alba Iris Polanco-Vidal (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 2025 38(6). |
| 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: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Intellectual Disability, Parent Rights, Legal Problems, Self Advocacy, Decision Making, Barriers, Public Policy |
| Geographic Terms: | Dominican Republic |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.70162 |
| ISSN: | 1360-2322 1468-3148 |
| Abstract: | Introduction: People with intellectual disabilities have the right to form a family, but structural inequalities often prevent them from exercising this right. This report examines how the Dominican Republic can support parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities. Methodology: A documentary review of institutional reports, public policies and previous studies was conducted, along with information requests to four government entities. Results: The country has made progress in accessibility and inclusion policies, but obstacles persist in reproductive autonomy. Legal guardianship and the lack of self-advocacy limit decision-making, while poverty, violence and exclusion from sexual and reproductive health programmes add further barriers. Discussion and Conclusions: Ensuring parenting rights requires legal reform to strengthen autonomy, accessible support systems and remove structural barriers. The country must also improve the quality of data on intellectual disabilities and move forward with research about this topic so it can inform public policies. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1493817 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Introduction: People with intellectual disabilities have the right to form a family, but structural inequalities often prevent them from exercising this right. This report examines how the Dominican Republic can support parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities. Methodology: A documentary review of institutional reports, public policies and previous studies was conducted, along with information requests to four government entities. Results: The country has made progress in accessibility and inclusion policies, but obstacles persist in reproductive autonomy. Legal guardianship and the lack of self-advocacy limit decision-making, while poverty, violence and exclusion from sexual and reproductive health programmes add further barriers. Discussion and Conclusions: Ensuring parenting rights requires legal reform to strengthen autonomy, accessible support systems and remove structural barriers. The country must also improve the quality of data on intellectual disabilities and move forward with research about this topic so it can inform public policies. |
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| ISSN: | 1360-2322 1468-3148 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.70162 |
