Uppeldi og menntun - 01.07.2014, Page 39

Uppeldi og menntun - 01.07.2014, Page 39
Uppeldi og menntUn/icelandic JoUrnal of edUcation 23(2) 2014 39 gUðrún V. stefánsdóttir, Kristín Björnsdóttir og ástríðUr stefánsdóttir Greinin barst tímaritinu 1. apríl 2014 og var samþykkt til birtingar 18. ágúst 2014 UM HÖfUnDAnA Guðrún V. Stefánsdóttir (gvs@hi.is) er dósent í fötlunarfræði við Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands og formaður Rannsóknarstofu í þroskaþjálfafræðum. Hún lauk doktorsprófi í fötlunarfræði við Háskóla Íslands árið 2008. Rannsóknir hennar hafa beinst að lífsreynslu, sögu, menntun, aðstæðum og sjálfræði fatlaðs fólks. Kristín Björnsdóttir (kbjorns@hi.is) er lektor í fötlunarfræði við Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands og formaður námsbrautar í þroskaþjálfafræðum. Kristín lauk doktors- prófi í fötlunarfræði við HÍ 2009. Rannsóknir hennar fjalla um líf og reynslu fatlaðs fólks þar sem áhersla er lögð á samspil menningar, samfélags og fötlunar. Ástríður Stefánsdóttir (astef@hi.is) er dósent í hagnýtri siðfræði við Menntavísinda- svið Háskóla Íslands og deildarforseti Íþrótta-, tómstunda- og þroskaþjálfadeildar. Hún lauk embættisprófi í læknisfræði frá Háskóla Íslands 1987, BA-prófi í heimspeki frá sama háskóla 1992 og MA-gráðu í heimspeki frá Dalhousie University í Halifax, Kanada 1993. Ástríður hefur fjallað um heilbrigðissiðfræði, fagmennsku og siðferðileg álitamál í fötlunarfræðum, svo og siðfræði rannsókna. Autonomy and people with intellectual disabilities ABstrACt This article discusses how people with intellectual disabilities experience individual autonomy in their daily lives. It draws on a qualitative research in Iceland with 41 individuals aged 26–66 and data was gathered with interviews and participant ob- servations. The research began in 2011 and is scheduled to end in 2015. The academic fields of disability studies and ethics seldom intersect, but this research project brings together these two fields of study, which on the one hand creates space for new ways of thinking about disability and on the other hand ethical issues, such as autonomy. The relational approaches fit well with the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which assumes that disability stems from interaction between people with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers. Furthermore, the convention recognizes the importance of individual autonomy and independence for disabled people, including the freedom to make their own choices. In an attempt to understand the complex forces that influence the actualization of their autonomy we examined their experiences in their homes and daily activities. We ask how the attitudes of employees and families, access to information and assistance in daily life contribute to or hinder their individual autonomy. Historically, people with intellec- tual disabilities were not trusted to make decisions and choices and this perspective
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