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Vlaskamp, Carla; Hiemstra, Saskia J.; Wiersma, Linda A.; Zijlstra, Bonne J. H. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
In the Netherlands, the Dutch government instituted policies that enable persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) to attend day services. Over the past 15 years, surveys have indicated a progressive increase in the number of hours that such adults spend at day activities centers. However, information about how these…
Descriptors: Individual Activities, Group Activities, Multiple Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Dosen, Anton – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Services for people with mental retardation in the Netherlands are examined, with emphasis on normalization, placement options including group homes and institutionalization, guidance for families through the Social Pedological Service, and the care of mental illness in mentally retarded persons through special diagnostic and treatment centers.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances, Family Programs, Foreign Countries