The Housing Project : A Collaborative Action Research With Intellectually Disabled Adults Living On Their Own.

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For most of the human population, living in one’s own place and getting paid employment are necessities for an emancipated adult life. These needs are also experienced by adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) who face the challenge of becoming autonomous contributing citizens. For over thirty years, deinstitutionalization agendas have brought researchers to study different residential integration formulas. However, there are very little studies who looked at the question from an insider’s perspective. What exactly does it mean to go through a process of community and residential integration, above living in one’s own apartment and participating to community programs? This is the question we were asking in this collaborative action research.

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The Housing Project
A Collaborative Action Research With
Intellectually Disabled Adults Living On
Their Own
Ann-Louise Davidson Ph.D.
Concordia University

Context
Deinstitutionalization in the world’s richer nations
Housing options:
Dispersed housing schemes (community
residential units, group homes, shared living);
Cluster housing schemes (campus-type living
arrangements, intentional communities).
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The problem
Ageing parents;
Stereotypes;
Lack of autonomy and mobility;
Aﬀordable housing in big cities.
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Research questions
What problems do adults with ID face
in their community and residential
integration process?
Which use of ICT can help solve
problems experienced by adults with ID
during their community and residential
integration process?
To what extent can this group learn
from the research process?
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OOOT & OOOT2
pilot projects
Basic hygiene
Keeping the apartment
clean
Keeping safe
TV and telephone
dependency
Overconﬁdence
Problem solving
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Method
Use an anthropologist
perspective;
Use a collection of
collaborative action
research tools (SAS2)
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Results
2 real-life problems
emerged:
How to talk about our
intellectual disability?
How to get paid jobs and
keep them?
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PROJECT
DATE CLIENT
16 OCTOBER 2007 LIVEWORKPLAY
RATING
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO KEEP OUR JOBS

PROJECT
DATE CLIENT
DECEMBER 5 2007 LIVEWORKPLAY
DOMAIN ANALYSIS
WHAT ARE OUR JOB OPTIONS?

Health and well-being
inequalities
Abusive behaviours
Food preparation
Health problems
Using public
transportation
Social interactions
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