Particip.Age: Ageing people with disabilities. A pathway to their social inclusion

This report (study) gathers a summary of the findings outcome of three major analyses done throughout the research activities of the Particip.Age project, such as: good practices and case studies on the topic of policy and regulations on support to ageing persons with intellectual disabilities (specifically over 50 years of age, without discrimination based on gender, age, social status or other characteristics); questionnaire on the topic of social inclusion of ageing persons with intellectual disabilities conducted both with the target group – ageing persons with intellectual disabilities and the staff working with ageing persons with intellectual disabilities; stakeholder needs analysis on supporting community participation and social inclusion of ageing persons with intellectual disabilities.

Summarizing the findings this report showcases the barriers and facilitators that ageing persons with intellectual disabilities face on their path to social inclusion and provides policy recommendations for policy-makers (both on national and European levels), users (ageing persons with intellectual disabilities) and staff (service providers for ageing persons with intellectual disabilities). In order to elaborate this study, both the project consortium and the project’s Policy Advisory Board were involved by providing their feedback expertise.

Full report is available here