>HOME The emergence and expansion of self-help/self-advocacy groups by people with intellectual disabilities TERAMOTO Akihisa & TATEIWA Shin'ya ****:91-106 People with intellectual disabilities have organized by themselves and take an action in various sphere. They organize, for example, for improving their living condition, advocating their rights, working as a community member, or enjoying leisure. We examined the activities by people with intellectual disabilities and how it has expanded. HOME(English) HOME(Japanese)