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TY - JOUR
T1 - More Than Words
T2 - The Use of Video in Ethnographic Research With People With Intellectual Disabilities
AU - Kaley, Alexandra
AU - Hatton, Chris
AU - Milligan, Christine
N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Qualitative Health Research, 29 (7), 2019, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Qualitative Health Research page: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/qhr on SAGE Journals Online: http://journals.sagepub.com/
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - There is a tendency to exclude people with intellectual disabilities from participating in research about their own lives. While the use of participatory research approaches is increasing, the methods used for engaging people with intellectual disabilities in research are generally limited to interviews and focus groups. Yet a focus on the spoken or written word can present a challenge for those who may prefer to use alternative forms of communication. The purpose of this article is to share the methodological insights gained from a visual ethnographic study that sought to explore the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities engaged in nature based (or "green care") therapeutic interventions for health and well-being. If used within carefully negotiated relationships, we suggest that video can be an empowering visual medium for doing research that can help to elicit the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities firsthand, without having to rely on the views and perspectives of other people.
AB - There is a tendency to exclude people with intellectual disabilities from participating in research about their own lives. While the use of participatory research approaches is increasing, the methods used for engaging people with intellectual disabilities in research are generally limited to interviews and focus groups. Yet a focus on the spoken or written word can present a challenge for those who may prefer to use alternative forms of communication. The purpose of this article is to share the methodological insights gained from a visual ethnographic study that sought to explore the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities engaged in nature based (or "green care") therapeutic interventions for health and well-being. If used within carefully negotiated relationships, we suggest that video can be an empowering visual medium for doing research that can help to elicit the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities firsthand, without having to rely on the views and perspectives of other people.
KW - disability
KW - disabled persons
KW - learning disability
KW - research evaluation
KW - methodology
KW - qualitative
KW - video method
KW - United Kingdom
U2 - 10.1177/1049732318811704
DO - 10.1177/1049732318811704
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30520345
VL - 29
SP - 931
EP - 943
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
SN - 1049-7323
IS - 7
ER -