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Consumers with an intellectual disability and carers

Perceptions of interactions with banks

University of Sydney, Australia

Fiona B. Martin

Autism Spectrum Australia, Sydney, Australia

As more people with an intellectual disability reside independently in the community, there is both the need and the opportunity for them to use financial services, including banks and credit unions, and products such as cash machine cards, credit cards and loans. There is a dearth of information about interactions between consumers with intellectual disabilities and their carers, and financial service providers.This study investigated the perceptions of 94 consumers with an intellectual disability and 53 carers regarding interactions with financial service providers. Consumers and carers mentioned a number of problems with banks, and reported a low rate of successful resolution of these difficulties. Carers mentioned more problems than consumers, and more frequently reported intangible problems such as discrimination. The ‘digital divide’ was evident, with few consumers having access to Internet or telephone banking. People with intellectual disabilities need education programmes about electronic banking, their rights as consumers and their access to problem resolution strategies.

Key Words: discrimination • financial management • intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 11, No. 1, 9-21 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1744629507073995


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