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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magnus Tideman, Ove Svensson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-03-01
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