Self-determination in later life: Insights from the voices of older adults with intellectual disabilities in Chilean context

Izaskun Álvarez-Aguado, Vanessa Vega, Miguel Roselló-Peñaloza, Félix González-Carrasco, Felipe Muñoz La Rivera, Herbert Spencer, Maryam Farhang, Facultad de Salud y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago de Chile, Millennium Institute for Care Research , Santiago de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Published online on January 23, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print.
Background:Although disability rights have expanded, ageing continues to impose relational and structural barriers that restrict self-determination among older adults with intellectual disabilities, especially in Latin American contexts.Method:This ...