Research project Influence and participation for young adults with intellectual disabilities in social arenas

The dissertation focuses on citizenship for young adults who have intellectual disabilities. The study is conducted as a participant-based action research study where young adults with an intellectual disability can make their voices heard on issues related to culture, leisure, and democracy. The overall purpose of the thesis was to study how young adults who have intellectual disabilities experienced influence and participation in the local community and what experiences and processes that arose through the creation of social arenas in the form of influence cafés. 

The study was conducted as participatory action research together with seven co-researchers who all were young adults with ID.