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ABSTRACT
Citizenship is rooted in the ideas of democratic and equal rights, participation, and inclusion for all members of society. This article, based on a participatory study, applying research circle inspired method, examines citizenship in the stories of everyday life of people with intellectual disabilities. Drawing on a rights-based and relational perspective on citizenship, a narrative analytical approach was applied to explore resources for and barriers to citizenship as expressed and embedded in the participants’ stories. The findings reveal how the participants navigated their citizenship with regards to making new friends, finding employment, relating to staff, and coping with mental health challenges in their everyday life.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the participants who took part in the study. This work is dedicated to you—it would not exist without you and your willingness to share your stories.
Disclosure statement
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Notes
1. Participants in this paper coincides with the term co-researchers with intellectual disabilities.
2. An intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behaviour, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18.