PaísDI: Feasibility and effectiveness of an advocacy program for adults with intellectual disability and their stakeholders' groups in Chile.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
; 35(2): 633-638, 2022 Mar.
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BACKGROUND: People with intellectual disability in Chile face individual and collective barriers to social participation. Lack of knowledge about their rights and tools for effective self-advocacy seem to be key elements that need to be improved to facilitate participation. METHOD: We present PaísDI, a 16 h long manualised program created by self-advocates in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, with four modules: rights and intellectual disability, leadership in intellectual disability, effective communication and financial considerations of social projects. This quasi-experimental study had 349 participants, divided in three groups: people with intellectual disability, relatives and professionals. Feasibility and effectiveness where measured. RESULTS: The program is shown to be viable and effective, especially in its impact on self-perception for self-advocacy activities. CONCLUSION: The discussion highlights Chile's historic debt in creating policies that promote self-determination, knowledge and the empowerment of people with intellectual disability, to bolster their participation as citizens.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Reino Unido