Travelling despite the Disability – Experiences of Travelling with an Intellectually Disabled Person Thesis
Hartikka, Hanna (2014)
Hartikka, Hanna
Saimaan ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014061112557
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014061112557
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of the thesis was to deepen the knowledge of the travelling of intellectually disabled people and their hopes about the holiday. The purpose of the empirical part of the thesis was to carry out a research about where intellectually disabled people want to travel, what things they want to do in their holiday destination, who decides the destination and what things need to be considered when travelling with a disabled person.
The information for the theoretical part of the thesis was gathered from the literature, internet, lecture materials and magazines. For the empirical part of the thesis the information was gathered from disabled people by using an online survey form, which was first distributed through social networks and forums, and later used for face-to-face interviews. In order to get a better understanding of the studied issue, the assistants of the disabled people were searched through social media and several questions were asked by e-mail.
Based on the findings of the researches, it can be concluded that many things need to be considered when traveling with intellectually disabled people. The schedule of the trip, accessibility of the destination, the way of transportation and the suitability of the activities need to be considered. Therefore the person who is making the final decision of the destination, is often the assistant of a disabled person. As the results of the researches show, the disabled people have similar destination decisions and motives for travelling as everyone else, but in order to have more valid and accurate results, further studies must be done.
The information for the theoretical part of the thesis was gathered from the literature, internet, lecture materials and magazines. For the empirical part of the thesis the information was gathered from disabled people by using an online survey form, which was first distributed through social networks and forums, and later used for face-to-face interviews. In order to get a better understanding of the studied issue, the assistants of the disabled people were searched through social media and several questions were asked by e-mail.
Based on the findings of the researches, it can be concluded that many things need to be considered when traveling with intellectually disabled people. The schedule of the trip, accessibility of the destination, the way of transportation and the suitability of the activities need to be considered. Therefore the person who is making the final decision of the destination, is often the assistant of a disabled person. As the results of the researches show, the disabled people have similar destination decisions and motives for travelling as everyone else, but in order to have more valid and accurate results, further studies must be done.