Background: Few empirical studies have compared quality and outcomes for residents with intellectual disability across intentional communities such as those organised by the Camphill communities in Ireland. Method: Using a multi-element research protocol developed for an earlier large study, data were gathered about the characteristics of N = 29…

Presented is the final report of the Home Life Program, a demonstration project (1971-74) designed to teach basic academic and homemaking skills to 100 educable mentally retarded institutionalized persons. The project is noted to have been successful in teaching new skills and in improving self-help skills and appropriate behavior. It is explained…

Three groups of eight institutionalized severely and profoundly retarded males (mean ages 9-14 years) were studied to determine the effects of enhancement of the physical and social environment and behavior modification training upon acquisition of self help skills. (Author/CL)