Addressing structural restrictive practices in disability support organizations
Victoria Sánchez-Gómez, Laura Esteban, Natalia Alvarado, Miguel Ángel Verdugo, Laura García-Domínguez, Blanca Palomero-Sierra · 2026
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Description
Victoria Sánchez-Gómez and colleagues study hidden rules that limit freedom in disability support services in 2026. Blanket rules on time, money, and daily choices apply to everyone and can quietly shrink autonomy. Because such rules blend into routine, staff often stop noticing them.
The team surveyed 45 support organizations in Spain with a scale built to spot restrictive practices. Teams included 194 professionals, some family members, and 25 people with disabilities. Structural rules proved far more common than other restrictive practices, even though overall rates looked low. Naming these routines is a first step toward services that respect rights and personal choice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Victoria Sánchez-Gómez, Laura Esteban, Natalia Alvarado, Miguel Ángel Verdugo, Laura García-Domínguez, Blanca Palomero-Sierra |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |