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Direct linkMactavish, Jennifer; Mahon, Michael J. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Older adults with intellectual disability represent a growing segment of the elderly population in developed and, to some extent, in developing nations worldwide. A considerable body of research has addressed this burgeoning demographic over the past 20 years. Although some variations appear within etiological subgroups, the biological processes…
Descriptors: Leisure Education, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Older Adults
Hensel, Elizabeth; Krishnan, Mya; Saunders, Katie; Durrani, Nazia; Rose, John – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The aim of this study was to assess how the introduction of new service policies in the United Kingdom--such as person-centered planning and the active development of support networks--was impacting the lives of carers of people with intellectual disability from South Asian backgrounds. Using a semistructured interview schedule, 19 families of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Social Life, Mental Retardation, Family Life
