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Brown, Allison A.; Gill, Carol J. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
This study explored aging and health experiences and concerns of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities, using a participatory approach that captured the direct reports of the women, in their own words and from their own perspectives. The results of a qualitative analysis of 6 focus groups, composed of 34 women with intellectual…
Descriptors: Females, Adults, Attitudes, Mental Retardation
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Modell, Scott J.; Mak, Suzanna – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
Individuals with developmental disabilities are 4 to 10 times more likely to become crime victims than individuals without disabilities (D. Sobsey, D. Wells, R. Lucardie, & S. Mansell, 1995). Victimization rates for persons with disabilities is highest for sexual assault (more than 10 times as high) and robbery (more than 12 times as high). There…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Crime, Police, Developmental Disabilities