J. Except. People 2023, 12(1):17-24

Promoting independence for people with disabilities

Petra Jurkovičová, Gabriela Špinarová, Veronika Vachalová, Veronika Růžičková, Dagmar Sedláčková
Institute of Special Education Studies, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, Czech Republic

The following post aims to present partial results from the ongoing research, which is based on the initiative of the Abakus Foundation. The main objective of the project is to map good practice in the system of support for the independence of young adults with disabilities in the Czech Republic. Supporting the independence of people with disabilities is one of the important areas that contributes to improving the quality of life. This concerns both the disabled individual and the person caring for them. In this paper, we will offer a brief insight into the issue of independence and partial results of the research carried out.

Keywords: independence, disability, intellectual disability, physical disability, deafblindness

Published: May 22, 2023  Show citation

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Jurkovičová, P., Špinarová, G., Vachalová, V., Růžičková, V., & Sedláčková, D. (2023). Promoting independence for people with disabilities. Journal of Exceptional People, 12(22), 17-24
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