title: "My Voice Counts, Too": Voting Participation Among Individuals With Intellectual Disability.
abstract: Despite a strong societal commitment to ensuring that individuals with intellectual disability (ID) fully participate in their communities, few people with ID vote. Little is known about voting experiences from the perspective of people with ID. In-person, semistructured interviews were conducted with 28 adults with ID (Mage = 37 years) to obtain their input on voting. Constant comparison and content analysis methods were used to characterize themes. Results indicated that people with ID are interested in voting and desire to be included in the voting process yet receive little education on political issues or on how to make voting-related decisions. Support from family or service providers and self-advocacy facilitated their ability to vote. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.
authors: Martin Agran, Department of Professional Studies, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; William E. MacLean, Jr., Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; and Katherine Anne Arden Kitchen, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System & University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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authors: Martin Agran, Department of Professional Studies, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; William E. MacLean, Jr., Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; and Katherine Anne Arden Kitchen, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System & University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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authors: Martin Agran, Department of Professional Studies, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; William E. MacLean, Jr., Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; and Katherine Anne Arden Kitchen, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System & University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors: Katherine Anne Arden
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authors: Kitchen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002961:Civil Rights; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011057:Politics; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Voting; grounded theory; intellectual disability; interview; support