The emergence and expansion of self-help/self-advocacy groups by
people with intellectual disabilities
TATEIWA Shin'ya *
TERAMOTO Akihisa **
* 信州大学医療技術短期大学部
School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shinshu University
**東京都立大学大学院社会学研究科
Dept. of Sociology, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Keywords : self-help group(セルフヘルプ・グループ), self-advocacy(セルフ・アドボカシー), people with intellectual disability(知的障害者), self determination(自己決定), social movement(社会運動)
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.