Abstract
The aim of the project is to investigate and explain how developments in European, national/local policies are impacting on the lives of young disabled adults. By combining qualitative longitudinal methods (life stories) with critical policy analysis, the project aims to generate policy-relevant knowledge that is grounded in the experiences and aspirations of young disabled people themselves.
Using these methods, the study aims to generate a comparative understanding of European, national/local regimes in relation to disability, family, work and welfare. As a consequence, the project also aims to investigate the potential for using qualitative case study methods.
For illustration, we focus in the chapter on identification of the categories - turning points and resources and capital. In the research project we are working with a group of young people with disabilities, who grew up in foster families.
For the purposes of this paper we deal with turning points and the resources and capital in the context of life of people with disabilities grown up in foster care.