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Planning and Decision Making about the Future Care of Older Group Home Residents and Transition to Residential Aged Care
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Bigby, C.; Bowers, B.; Webber, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Planning for future care after the death of parental caregivers and adapting disability support systems to achieve the best possible quality of life for people with intellectual disability as they age have been important issues for more than two decades. This study examined perceptions held by family members, group home staff and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Caregivers, Older Adults
The Effectiveness of Independent Living Training Programs in Los Angeles County for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
White, Nancy E. – 1987
The effectiveness of independent living programs for developmentally disabled persons in Los Angeles County was examined using a sample of 33 clients (ages 18-50) who exited such programs between June 1984 and June 1986. All but one were mentally retarded; seven also had either cerebral palsy or epilepsy. Survey forms for each client were…
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes
Transition for Persons with Deaf-Blindness and Other Profound Handicaps: State of the Art. Papers from the National Conference on the Transition of Profoundly/Multiply Handicapped Deaf-Blind Youth (Washington, D.C., April 7-10, 1986).
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Covert, Angela M., Ed.; Fredericks, H. D. Bud, Ed. – 1987
This conference report focuses upon transition issues for those individuals with profound multiple-sensory impairments. It contains presentations, reactions, and syntheses of discussions by working groups. The keynote address, by H. D. Bud Fredericks, is titled "Those with Profound Handicaps: Who Are They? How Can They Be Served?."…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems
Transitional Services for Troubled Youth.
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Wolford, Bruce, Ed.; And Others – 1990
The 11 articles in this monograph, selected from more than 100 presentations made at the National Conference on Transitional Services for Troubled Youth, examine the history, current status, best practices, and future needs of troubled youth who are returning from residential to community settings. The papers are the following: "Transitional…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Programs, Correctional Institutions
Transition for Persons with Deaf-Blindness and Other Profound Handicaps: State of the Art. Section I. Community Based Residential Options.
Romer, Lyle T.; And Others – 1987
This compilation brings together various conference papers and a working group report on the topic of residential services for people with deaf-blindness and other profound disabilities. The title paper by Lyle T. Romer describes three measures for evaluating residential programs: capacity, progress, and lifestyle. Valued outcomes of a residential…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations, and Implications of the Conference: Purpose and Format. Summary.
Covert, Angela M. – 1987
The purpose of the conference summarized here was to provide a multidisciplinary examination of the critical service needs of youth who are profoundly/multiply handicapped with deaf-blindness and who are old enough to be leaving the education system, and to recommend strategies for providing high quality comprehensive transition services for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems