Werner Shirli, Hochman Yael
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel.
Sapir Academic College, School of Social Work, Sederot, Israel.
Res Dev Disabil. 2017 Jun;65:103-113. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.04.014. Epub 2017 May 7.
Despite policies advocating the social inclusion of persons with disabilities in all settings that are a part of everyday life within society, individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are usually excluded from service in the military.
This study examined the meaning of service in the military for individuals with ID from the perspective of various stakeholder groups.
Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 31 individuals with ID, 36 relatives, and 28 commanders. The recent model for social inclusion developed by Simplican et al. (2015) served as the basis for analyses.
Findings suggest a successful social inclusion process for individuals with ID, which resulted in them feeling as an integral part and as contributing members of the military unit and of society at large. Social inclusion in the military was described with reference to two overlapping and interacting domains of interpersonal relationships and community participation.
The interaction between interpersonal relationships within the military and community participation has led to positive outcomes for soldiers with ID. Recommendations are provided for the continued inclusion of individuals with ID in the military and in other everyday settings.
尽管有政策倡导在社会日常生活的所有环境中促进残疾人的社会包容，但智障人士通常被排除在军事服役之外。
本研究从不同利益相关者群体的角度探讨了智障人士军事服役的意义。
对31名智障人士、36名亲属和28名指挥官进行了半结构化定性访谈。Simplican等人（2015年）最近提出的社会包容模式作为分析的基础。
研究结果表明，智障人士成功地融入了社会，这使他们感到自己是军事单位乃至整个社会不可或缺的一部分，并为其做出贡献。军事领域的社会包容通过人际关系和社区参与这两个相互重叠且相互作用的领域来描述。
军队内部人际关系与社区参与之间的相互作用为智障士兵带来了积极成果。针对智障人士继续融入军队及其他日常环境提出了建议。
