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This paper lists the common causes of vulnerability of groups of people who are at risk of being marginalised in society. These include misrepresentation of their needs and rejection.
Read MoreThis paper suggests some techniques for parents of children with disabilities to use in dealing effectively with agencies, institutions and professionals, and in ways which are also self empowering. It emphasises that knowledge and skill are very powerful - "they are meant to be used as tools, not weapons".
Read MoreThis article by Wolfensberger - Director of the Training Institute for Human Service Planning and Change Agentry at Syracuse University - describes his experience of visiting a particular hostel in Sweden where, as the residents are socialised into the culture and into adulthood, they are also socialised into culturally normative...
Read MoreThis is the last publication in a series intended to assist Canadians in the development of services and supports for people with intellectual disabilities in the move from institutions to more community based lifestyles (see also File no's 3060 and 3061).
Read MoreThis is the first publication in a series of three that was designed to assist Canadians in the development of services and supports for people with intellectual disabilities in the move from institutions to more community based lifestyles (see also File No. 's 3059 and 3060).
Read MoreThis purely economic study, based in the United States aims to identify the economic cost of both integrated and segregated education programs, the post school employment productivity levels of students graduating from representative programs and the economic return on public investments made to segregated and integrated programs in terms of...
Read MoreThe author writes, ". . . nonprofits have important work to do and. . . need to grab every available tool and trend; anything that enables you to get on with your work and delivery your mission. . .
Read MoreA lovely children's story about the barriers that are broken down when people are willing to take a chance, when people can see beyond stereotypes and truly human relationships are forged. This story says it all!!! Keywords: Attitude, Inclusion
Read MoreThis children's book which tells the story of a friendship between a young boy and an elderly woman (who has 4 names like himself) who lives in a nursing home.
Read MoreThis study provides a detailed examination of the extra costs incurred in participation in activities of the general community such as paid employment, further education and training, and attempts to explain their variation. The study raises a number of questions.
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