Young people with intellectual disability—The role of self-advocacy in a transformed Swedish welfare system
A growing number of young people in Sweden with intellectual disability have organized themselves during the last 15 years in self-advocacy groups for socializing, empowerment, and expressing opposition to the norms and attitudes in a society that labels them as disabled. At the same time, the Swedi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2015-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/25100/39204 |