Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD

Sara Stefánsdóttir; James Rice; Marjorie Aunos; David McConnell

doi:10.16993/sjdr.820

Appropriate Measures? Supporting Parents with ID in the Context of the CRPD

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 24 (2022): Issue 1

By: Sara Stefánsdóttir , James Rice , Marjorie Aunos and David McConnell

Open Access

|Feb 2022

Abstract

The international literature continues to show that parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) do not receive proper support and face disproportionate rates of custody deprivation. Despite the efforts of activists, critical scholars and some progressive support workers, it seems that the situation of parents with ID have not improved much. Iceland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2016. This contribution is one part of a larger project that aims to explore the impact of the ratification of the CRPD on service responses to parents with ascribed ID. Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with staff supporting these parents. The findings indicated attitudinal and organizational barriers to realizing the goals of the CRPD in this area. However, the findings also indicated a number of pathways forward upon which to build and which may help to produce better outcomes for parents with ID.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.820 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Apr 12, 2021

Accepted on: Dec 17, 2021

Published on: Feb 23, 2022

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