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The Principle of Normalisation: A Foundation for Effective Services

John O'Brien who, together with his wife (Connie Lyle) focuses on assisting organisations respond effectively to the needs of individuals, presents this paper which defines the principle of normalisation (social role valorisation) and highlights program features which influence the quality of life it supports for those it serves.

A critical look at professionals

This paper takes a critical look at professionals and argues that the justification of workers to intervene in someone else's life has to be well targeted and clearly defined.

Individual empowerment and social service accountability

This Canadian paper provides a comprehensive overview of the service brokerage concept and clarifies some of its more important operational aspects.

Hugs all Around! How Nicholas McCullough Came Home

This is a short story about community. It comes from one of the most isolated places in Canada - a small fishing village in the province of Nova Scotia.

Breaking Barriers: Educating People about Disability

The authors write, "Our aim in this book is to show how community education can become a reality and although it may take many forms, the goal remains the same: the full participation of disabled people in community life.

Mandate for Quality: Volume III, Changing the System: An analysis of New Brunswick's approach

This 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).

Mandate for Quality: Volume II, Missing the Mark: An analysis of the Ontario government's Five Year Plan

This is the second publication in a series of three, that were designed to assist Canadians (but the theory and philosophy were relevant to Australia) in the development of services and support for people with intellectual disabilities in the move from institutional life to one that was more community based.

Mandate for Quality: Volume I, Building on Experience: Reviewing common features of systems in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona

This 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).

A benefit - cost analysis of integrated and segregated programs serving individuals with severe disabilities: a sourcebook of technical methods and procedures used in the economic analysis

This 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...

Filthy Rich and Other Nonprofit Fantasies: Changing the way nonprofits do business in the 90s

The 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. . .