New Voices in Iceland. Parents and Adult Children: Juggling supports and choices in time and space

Bjarnason, Dóra S.

doi:10.1080/09687590220139874

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“…Fewer demands were placed on them. They had in common parents who were more likely to react, or fit in with the service system, rather than use the system and its professionals in a creative way geared to their and their families needs (Bjarnason, 2002). More of the young adults in group C than in group A had cognitive impairment, and the group also included people with physical or sensory impairments.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…They had in common parents who were more likely to react, or adapt to formalized rules and regulations prescribing the services they and their children were entitled to. The choices they made for their disabled children reflected this (See Bjarnason, 2002). More of the young adults in group C than in group A were cognitively impaired, but the group also included people with physical and sensory impairments.…”

Section: The Roads To Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Most of the travelers on this road traveled at a much slower speed nearer to the edge. Still, all had in common that their parent(s) had been more inclined to take action, rather than to feel hopeless, or passively accept the rules of the game (See Bjarnason, 2002). The young disabled adults had been in inclusive schools for many of their school years and mostly in inclusive classes.…”

Section: The Roads To Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The main purpose of the paper is to share themes related to interconnected patterns of a young adult's view of himself, his situation and experiences, and future prospects. In other papers I will look in much more detail at young adults' life worlds and perspectives, and how their approach to adulthood relates to different parental outlooks and careers (Bjarnason, 2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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New voices in Iceland young adults with disabilities in Iceland: The importance of relationships and natural supports

Bjarnason¹

2002

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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This paper deals with young adults' perspectives and experiences of growing up with a variety of impairments in Iceland, and how they impact the young disabled adults' approach to the status of adulthood. The paper is based on a qualitative study that explored perspectives and experiences of 36 young disabled adults (16-24 years old), their parents, friends and teachers. The purpose of this paper is to share themes related to the way that choices made by and for disabled children and young persons, place them within different support systems and social network, which subsequent impact the young people's views of themselves and their prospects as young adults. The paper includes different perspectives on adulthood and the extent to which the young disabled people expect to reach that status or remain as "eternal youth" "for a long time", enmeshed in segregated services. Findings show that the type, nature and mix of generic and segregated special services is critical for the young adults' approaching adulthood in mainstream society or expecting to remain (for a long time) in the limbo of "eternal youth" within segregated settings. Earlier choices may, however, be revisited at each subsequent transition point. Further, the disabled young adults who struggled for social inclusion, could obtain full active membership in society, even against social and physical barriers and medically defined disability labels.

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Section: The Roads To Adulthoodmentioning

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Section: The Roads To Adulthoodmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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New voices in Iceland young adults with disabilities in Iceland: The importance of relationships and natural supports

Bjarnason¹

2002

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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“…Disability policy and legislation in Iceland have emphasized social equality and participation for the past 30 years, and many improvements have been made (e.g., closing down many institutions and increasing the number of children who are educated in inclusive school settings). However, exclusion, lack of opportunities, and low social status are common realities for people with intellectual disabilities (Bjarnason, 2002;Geirsdóttir & Stefáns-dóttir, 2005;Sigurjónsdóttir, 2004;Stefánsdóttir & Traustadóttir, 2006). Organized self-advocacy has been limited to one group located in Reykjavik (Iceland's capital).…”

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People With Intellectual Disabilities in Iceland: A Bourdieuean Interpretation of Self-Advocacy

Björnsdóttir¹,

Jóhannesson²

2009

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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There are many barriers to social participation in Iceland for people with intellectual disabilities. This article builds on qualitative research with young adults with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of this article is to develop an approach where the struggles over the meaning of social participation of people with intellectual disabilities are seen as social strategies. In the article, the authors suggest that people with intellectual disabilities are carving out a space where intellectual disability is gaining higher social status. They also posit that people with intellectual disabilities use several social strategies in the emerging field of self-advocacy for the purpose of improving their social position. Thus, the article contributes to a new social understanding of disability and how people with disabilities gain authority over their lives and experiences.

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The Social Construction of Adulthood with a Difference in Iceland

Bjarnason¹

Inclusive Education: Cross Cultural Perspectives

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New Voices in Iceland. Parents and Adult Children: Juggling supports and choices in time and space

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

New voices in Iceland young adults with disabilities in Iceland: The importance of relationships and natural supports

New voices in Iceland young adults with disabilities in Iceland: The importance of relationships and natural supports

People With Intellectual Disabilities in Iceland: A Bourdieuean Interpretation of Self-Advocacy

The Social Construction of Adulthood with a Difference in Iceland

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