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Intellectual disability nursing
Challenges and strengths in the use of photovoice with people with intellectual disabilities
  1. Rinat Feniger-Schaal,
  2. Anat Geiger Shabtay
  1. School of Creative Arts Therapies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rinat Feniger-Schaal, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; rinatfen{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103782

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    Commentary on: Chinn D, Balota B. A systematic review of photovoice research methods with people with intellectual disabilities. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2023 Jul;36(4):725-738. doi: 10.1111/jar.13106. Epub 2023 Apr 16.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Photography, similar to other arts form, can serve as a powerful tool for data generation and knowledge dissemination in studies with people with intellectual disabilities.

    • Using photovoice with people with intellectual disabilities demand careful accommodations in order to make the collaboration meaningful and inclusive.

    Context

    Photovoice is a participatory research method that empowers individuals, typically those from marginalised communities or with unique perspectives, to document their experiences and share their stories through photography. In a photovoice project, participants are provided with cameras and are encouraged to take photographs that represent aspects of their lives. Since its inception in 1994, when it was introduced in a study on rural …

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.