People and places: social and physical aspects of life experienced by persons with disability after their relocation to community

Abstract

The article discusses the issues related to the integration of people with intellectual disabilities and mental disorders in the community after they have relocated to a community group home. The ecological mapping approach reveals and compares aspects of the physical and social participation of people with disabilities and other community members.

Keywords

• deinstitutionalization
• ecological map
• social space
• group home