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Defining social inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An ecological model of social networks and community participation

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Simplican, Stacy Clifford, Leader, Geraldine, Kosciulek, John, Leahy, Michael·2015·Research in Developmental Disabilities
DOI 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.10.008
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Social inclusion is an important goal for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, families, service providers, and policymakers; however, the concept of social inclusion remains unclear, largely due to multiple and conflicting definitions in research and policy. We define social inclusion as the interaction between two major life domains: interpersonal relationships and community participation. We then propose an ecological model of social inclusion that includes individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and socio-political factors. We identify four areas of research that our ecological model of social inclusion can move forward: (1) organizational implementation of social inclusion; (2) social inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities living with their families, (3) social inclusion of people along a broader spectrum of disability, and (4) the potential role of self-advocacy organizations in promoting social inclusion.

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Authors
Simplican, S. C., Leader, G., Kosciulek, J., & Leahy, M.
Venue
Research in Developmental Disabilities
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-03
Volume
38
Pages
18-29
ISSN
0891-4222 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ridd.2014.10.008
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W2000516996
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56
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43.42
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Language
en
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Simplican, S. C., Leader, G., Kosciulek, J., & Leahy, M. (2015). Defining social inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: An ecological model of social networks and community participation. Research in Developmental Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2014.10.008

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