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dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Carol
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Dorothy
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-20T22:07:36Z
dc.date.available2010-06-20T22:07:36Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationHamilton, C. & Atkinson, D. (2009). 'A Story to Tell': learning from the life-stories of older people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(4), 316-322.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/4022
dc.description.abstractThis article draws on life-stories told by older people with intellectual disabilities for a research study in the Republic of Ireland. Research participants recalled their experiences of confinement, coercion and exclusion that resulted from their being labelled as having intellectual disabilities. Participants also recalled the positive interactions with workers and family members that sustained them during these difficult times. Extracts from these narratives show how past medical and social processes interlinked to classify members of this group as 'deficient' or 'lacking' in some way. Life-stories collected in this project illustrate the value of a narrative approach to exploring how services might begin to enhance the quality of support currently provided to older people with intellectual disabilities. However, life-story work in a service setting is far from straightforward, and support is needed for staff involved in this process.en_NZ
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd.en_NZ
dc.subjectdigital archivesen_NZ
dc.subjectexclusionen_NZ
dc.subjecthidden historyen_NZ
dc.subjectIrelanden_NZ
dc.subjectinstitutional practicesen_NZ
dc.subjectnarrativesen_NZ
dc.subjectredressen_NZ
dc.subjectresilienceen_NZ
dc.title'A Story to Tell': learning from the life-stories of older people with intellectual disabilities in Irelanden_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1468-3156.2009.00588.xen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfBritish Journal of Learning Disabilitiesen_NZ
pubs.begin-page316en_NZ
pubs.elements-id34913
pubs.end-page322en_NZ
pubs.issue4en_NZ
pubs.volume37en_NZ


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