Concepts of access for people with learning difficulties: towards a shared understanding

被引:40
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作者
Nind, Melanie [1 ]
Seale, Jane [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Sch Educ, Southampton, Hants, England
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
learning difficulties; access; participation; inclusion; barriers; HEALTH-CARE PROVISION; DISABILITY; INCLUSION; SERVICES; SUPPORT; ADULTS;
D O I
10.1080/09687590902789446
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号
100215 ;
摘要
This article explores both the process and outcomes of a seminar series on the concept of access for people with learning difficulties. The seminar topics chosen to foster dialogue across professional and disciplinary boundaries included access to information, education, employment, the law, health, leisure, community, past histories and future plans. The seminars brought together people with learning difficulties and their support workers, researchers and professionals, to examine the expert knowledge of people with learning difficulties in negotiating access, the role of practitioners in mediating access and the contribution of research to understanding access. The aim was to develop a rich, shared understanding of the concept of access for people with learning difficulties. However, a huge amount of 'access work' had to be done to achieve this. The article discusses that access work and proposes a multidimensional model of access and ways of promoting it.
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页码:273 / 287
页数:15
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