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"Healthy Start." A National Strategy for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Children
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McConnell, David; Matthews, Jan; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Mildon, Robyn; Hindmarsh, Gabrielle – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Parents with intellectual disabilities, like all other parents, need support with child rearing. Often this support comes from family and friends, but in the case of parents with intellectual disabilities, they are more likely to have to rely on the service system. Research from a number of countries demonstrates that there is limited system…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Mental Retardation, Parent Education, Child Rearing
Parents with Learning Disabilities: A Study of Gender and Cultural Perspectives in East London.
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O'Hara, Jean; Martin, Hemmie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study analyzed data on 54 parents with learning disabilities, 30 of whom were Bangladeshi, who came into contact with the specialist community learning disability health team in East London over 5 years. Ninety-one pregnancies were documented. Out of a total of 79 births, 16 children were removed into care. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
Communicating across Cultures: The Deaf Parent to Hearing Parent Project.
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Myers, Lynda Rae; Hulsebosch, Pat – 1997
The Deaf Parent to Hearing Parent project was developed to utilize the resources of the Deaf community to support the knowledge, skills, and networks of hearing parents raising deaf children. First, six deaf parents of deaf children met for focus group sessions to brainstorm the knowledge, strategies, and skills they had gained from personal…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Community Programs, Deafness, Focus Groups
Perception of Service Needs by Parents with Intellectual Disability, Their Significant Others and Their Service Workers.
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Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; McConnell, David; Bye, Rosalind – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study investigated the views of 47 Australian parents with intellectual disability, 15 significant others, and 26 service workers on parents' service needs. Parents identified community participation as their greatest unmet need, specifically help to explore work options, know what community services are available, and to meet people. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Rearing, Community Programs, Community Services
Community Integration Policy and Practice Abstracts, Third Edition.
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Searl, Julia; Harris, Perri – 1997
This document is a compilation of 166 abstracts of journal articles relevant to community integration for people with developmental disabilities. Articles were published from 1988 through 1997 and were selected for inclusion based on their relevance to policy and practice with research articles included if they had a strong applied emphasis.…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Community Programs, Criminal Law
Community Integration Policy and Practice Abstracts. Fourth Edition.
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Searl, Julia; Harris, Perri – 1998
This compilation of about 200 abstracts features journal articles relevant to the community integration of people with developmental disabilities. Articles were selected based on their relevance to policy and practice. Research articles were included if they had a strong applied emphasis with clear implications for contemporary policy and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Child Abuse, Communication Skills, Community Programs