Work Inside and Outside Daily Activity Programs

Coordination, Everyday Life, and the Value of Work for People with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism

Work Inside and Outside Daily Activity Programs

The study is carried out in collaboration with the City of Gothenburg, a smaller municipality in the Sjuhärad region, and the disability rights organizations Autism Göteborg, FUB, and Grunden LS – Sweden’s first trade union for people in daily activity programs.

The aim is to analyze how the coordination of employment and activities is organized – or lacking – and the conditions for creating a more inclusive and equal working life. A further aim is to explore how people from the target group experience and give meaning to work. The project contributes knowledge that can strengthen understanding of the conditions surrounding work for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism, and support the development of coordination towards a more equitable working life for all.