Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Intellectual disability"
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Diversion: A comparative study of law and policy relating to defendants and offenders with mental health problems and intellectual disability
(2013-11-29)This thesis examines law and policy relating to defendants and offenders with mental health problems and intellectual disability. It is a comparative study of diversion in Ireland, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, ... -
Recessionary tales: an investigation into how intellectually disabled young people, and their families, experienced the economic downturn
(NUI Galway, 2018-09-26)This study presents an original contribution to knowledge through investigating the impact and lived experience of economic recession for intellectually disabled young people and their families in Ireland, who use services ... -
Sheltered work and intellectual disability equality: Can the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities tackle this form of segregation?
(NUI Galway, 2020-02-13)This thesis is a theoretical study that addresses the enduring segregation of people with intellectual disabilities in sheltered work environments. Having identified that many people with intellectual disabilities remain ... -
What's Fair? Realising the right to Independent Living for people with intellectual disabilities: what Ireland needs to do.
(2013-10-17)Ireland has a long and shameful history of providing for the support and housing needs of people with intellectual disabilities in large institutions. This is not unique to Ireland, nor to people with intellectual ...