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This paper questions the assumption held by society that the more assistance a person needs the less independence they should be allowed. They argue that the provision of care is based on this assumption. They propose a model which works against this assumed connection.
Read MoreA very brief article, mostly in point form but which encapsulates important concepts and includes major strategies. Very informative and pragmatic and therefore might be useful for group work. Keywords: Community Development
Read MoreThis paper provides a comprehensive guide to the accommodation options open to people with disabilities. There is an emphasis on people with disabilities living interdependently in the community.
Read MoreA collection of papers based on impressions from visits to innovative human service programmes.
Read MoreTHIS IS A DRAFT AND IS NOT TO BE QUOTED. Written in a polemical, confrontational tone, the authors present a strong argument against paid services for people with disabilities. In this lengthy document, the authors examine the threats to good care for people with disabilities provided by services.
Read MoreThe Specialist Child and Family Services Program (SCAFS) was set up in Victoria to improve the co-ordination of services for children with disabilities and their families. This book contains the range of papers presented at a SCAFS conference, held to take stock of progress.
Read MoreThis book includes a policy statement from Values into Action, UK, setting out the direction in which services for people who have disabilities must move.
Read MoreA description of the work of Macomb-Oakland Regional Centre which, instead of acting as a residential institution for people with developmental disabilities as it was set up to do, became a model for community based alternatives to institutional care.
Read MoreA brief story but providing an important description of how the parents of two young women with disabilities set up a support group which worked towards securing accommodation for them on Waiheke Island in New Zealand.
Read MoreThis very brief paper contains a checklist to be used to see if your school is doing everything it can to include a student with disabilities as a full member of the school community. Keyword: Education
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