Blar i forfatter Artikler, rapporter og annet (vernepleie) "Melbøe, Line"

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    • Challenges in global Indigenous-Disability comparative research, or, why nation-state political histories matter 

      Soldatic, Karen; Melbøe, Line; Kermit, Patrick Stefan; Somers, Kelly (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Globally, Indigenous people, also known as First Peoples, have the poorest health outcomes of all population groups, resulting in significantly higher rates of chronic disease, ill-health, and disability. Recent research strongly suggests that Australian First Peoples and the Sami peoples of the Nordic region are positioned at opposite ends of the disability–health spectrum. Australia’s First Peoples, ...

    • Cultural sensitivity and barriers: Sami people with disabilities facing the welfare system 

      Melbøe, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-10)
      The aim of this article is to increase the understanding of the participation barriers Sami people with disabilities experience in encounters with the Norwegian welfare system. According to the Sami Act of 1987, § 3–5, the Sami in Norway have a legal right to receive equitable health and social services adapted to the Sami language and culture. The focus of this article is the experiences of disabled ...

    • Demokratisk deltakelse blant mennesker i en dobbel minoritetssituasjon som same og funksjonshemmet. 

      Fedreheim, Gunn Elin; Melbøe, Line; Opsal, Kari-Anne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Denne artikkelen ser på hva som bestemmer det politiske engasjementet hos personer som befinner seg i en dobbel minoritetssituasjon som same og funksjonshemmet. I artikkelen diskuteres hvordan felles identitet, kollektive rettigheter og etnisitet kan påvirke og forklare samer med funksjonsnedsettelser sitt politiske engasjement. Artikkelen synliggjør hvordan kampen for urbefolkningens kollektive ...

    • Disability leisure: in what kind of activities, and when and how do youths with intellectual disabilities participate? 

      Melbøe, Line; Ytterhus, Borgunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-14)
      The article examines what kind of activities youths with intellectual disabilities participate in during their leisure time, and when and how they participate. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews of 10 youths with intellectual disabilities (aged 13–16) and their parents (N = 20). The study reveals that intellectually disabled youths have the same preferences and wishes for leisure ...

    • Ethical and methodological issues in research with Sami experiencing disability 

      Melbøe, Line; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Johnsen, Bjørn-Eirik; Fedreheim, Gunn Elin; Dinesen, Tone Åshild; Minde, Gunn-Tove; Rustad, Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-06)
      Background: A study of disability among the indigenous Sami people in Norway presented a number of ethical and methodological challenges rarely addressed in the literature. <p>Objectives: The main study was designed to examine and understand the everyday life, transitions between life stages and democratic participation of Norwegian Sami people experiencing disability. Hence, the purpose of this ...

    • Identity construction of Sami people with disabilities 

      Melbøe, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The aim of this article is to explore how the political, technological and economic development of recent decades has influenced the identity construction of Sami people with disabilities. While Sami identity work is described as a continuous process carried out in everyday life, the subject is addressed through a presentation and discussion of three narratives. The analysis demonstrates how different ...