Obstacles and facilitators to inclusion and social participation of people with intellectual disabilities
This research aims to explore the obstacles and facilitators related to the inclusion and social participation of people with intellectual disabilities from employment integration services of an integrated health and social services center in eastern Quebec. A total of 27 participants were reached through focus groups and individual interviews with people with intellectual disabilities, parents, teaching professionals, stakeholders in the health and social services network, employees of an organisation offering personal and family support, as well as employers. The results highlight 1) personal factors (social skills, adaptability, autonomy) and 2) environmental factors within microsystem (parenting style and parental practices), mesosystem (school-work-community inclusive contexts and practices) and macrosystem (policy orientations and services) - systems related to the inclusion and social participation of people with intellectual disabilities.