Adoptive parenthood in the context of child and parents disability

Abstract

The article presents selected issues regarding adoption and disability. The first part focuses on the theoretical definition of the concept of health and disability. Then, selected results of Polish and foreign research describing the stress and worries experienced by adoptive parents were analyzed, as well as satisfaction from the role of parent after adoption of a child with disability. The third part focuses on the formal and legal analysis of the possibilities of access to the adoption process by parents with disabilities.