I can do it, you can do it: a community development approach to health promotion for individuals with disabilities

Older male mentors: Outcomes and perspectives of an intergenerational mentoring program for young adult males with intellectual disability

“…Although mentors did not report any task‐based learning, they did learn strategies to better work with their mentee, including specific approaches to support young people with ID. Kemeny, Arnold and Marge found that, while mentoring young people with ID, mentors can learn strategies to improve self‐efficacy of their mentee and more comfort supporting people with ID. This speaks to the development of a mentor‐mentee dyad over time, to become a mutually‐beneficial relationship in both practical and emotional domains.…”

Initiatives to facilitate the social inclusion of people with intellectual disability in physical activities with others in community‐based sporting, recreation and leisure activities: A scoping review

“…Of the articles with primary data; two were qualitative studies using interviews to collect data, and three were mixed‐methods, using questionnaires and focus groups to collect the data. Two studies (Kemeny et al, 2011; Kemeny & Arnhold, 2012) incorporated pre‐post program questionnaires (8‐week program), otherwise, the remaining three studies only collected data at a single point in time. Studies were conducted with participants from the United States (US) ( n = 3), Europe (Austria, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Malta, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine) ( n = 2), Finland ( n = 1), Australia ( n = 1) and Ireland ( n = 1).…”

“…Mentees reported feeling full of energy, being able to participate in sports teams and becoming more independent in personal care such as dressing and toileting. In both studies, organisational leaders reported positive attitudinal changes, highlighting an increase in social inclusion in their facility; ‘“typical” members had become “used” to seeing the individuals in the facility…exercising side‐by‐side with an individual with a disability and it no longer “seemed unusual”’ (Kemeny et al, 2011, p. 148).…”

“…Of the articles with primary data; two were qualitative studies using interviews to collect data, and three were mixed-methods, using questionnaires and focus groups to collect the data. Two studies (Kemeny et al, 2011;Kemeny & Arnhold, 2012) paths in local neighbourhoods. The opinion piece explored fitness facilities and community fitness programs.…”

“…Collaborations with local non-profit health organisations, universities and counties provided in-kind support for dietitians to provide education to participants, places to recruit and train mentors, and supported travel costs for mentors to training. These partnerships make the program viable for all involved, as well as creating connections within local communities(Kemeny et al, 2011). The training of volunteer mentors builds social capacity within communities who also benefit from having trained mentors participate in other community and sporting organisations(Kemeny & Arnhold, 2012).The Walk and Talk program was developed in collaboration between a university centre for intellectual and development disability research and a community-based non-profit disability support organisation which offered services and supports such as employment and accommodation to people with intellectual disability(Brooker et al, 2015).…”