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The value of competitive employment: In-depth accounts of people with intellectual disabilities

Voermans,M. A. C.
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Taminiau-Bloem,E. F.
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Giesbers,S. A. H.
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Embregts,P. J. C. M.
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Background Increasing the societal participation of people with intellectual disabilities via competitive employment requires a full understanding of what this means to them. This paper aims to provide an in‐depth examination of the lived experiences of people with intellectual disabilities in competitive employment. Method Interviews were conducted with six participants with mild intellectual disability or borderline functioning and good verbal communication skills. Interviews were analysed according to the guidelines of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Member checks were conducted. Results Analysis yielded three main themes: (a) Building on my life experiences, (b) My place at work and (c) Being a valuable member of society, like everyone else. Conclusions Competitive employment could make a substantial contribution to the sense of belonging to society and quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities. Nevertheless, they must cope with stigma‐related obstacles and feelings of being dependent on others in the work environment.
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Funding Information: The research was funded by Amarant, a service provider. Amarant has not imposed any restrictions on free access to or publication of the research data.
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2021
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ADULTS, INCLUSION, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT, JOB-SATISFACTION, PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT, STIGMA, WORK, competitive employment, intellectual disabilities, interpretative phenomenological analysis, participation, qualitative research
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Voermans, M A C, Taminiau-Bloem, E F, Giesbers, S A H & Embregts, P J C M 2021, 'The value of competitive employment : In-depth accounts of people with intellectual disabilities', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12802
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