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Adult Education; Change Agents; Change Strategies; Civil Rights Legislation; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; Foreign Countries; History; Independent Living; Mental Retardation; Social Change

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This article discusses how the intentions of the Norwegian commitment to create a "non-institutional society" with people with developmental disabilities living as fellow citizens is reflected in everyday life and support practices. The passage of the Norwegian Reform Act that required the end of institutional care is recounted. (Contains 8 references.) (CR)

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Adult Education; Coping; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Elementary Secondary Education; Family Problems; Foreign Countries; Mental Retardation; Parent Attitudes; Residential Institutions; Satisfaction

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A study of 22 Australian families whose relatives were living in an institution found families expressed their opposition to deinstitutionalization for the following reasons: adverse effects on themselves and on their relatives with intellectual disabilities; inadequate community-based residential settings; and provision of good services by the current institution. (Contains references.) (Author/CR) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Adults; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Foreign Countries; Group Homes; Independent Living; Mental Retardation; Personal Narratives; Self Determination; Self Management; Transitional Programs

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This article is written by two British people with learning disabilities and their health care team. It is about their wish to move into homes in the community after years in hospitals. They explain the service experiences they have had and what they are looking forward to in the future. (CR)

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Adults; Community Programs; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Delivery Systems; Elementary Secondary Education; Mental Retardation; Population Trends; Residential Institutions; State Federal Aid; State Programs; Student Placement; Trend Analysis

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This article summarizes trends indicating a shift from institutional services to services in small community settings, an operational transformation from state government being the provider of services to being the purchaser, a shift from state financing of community services to federal-state cost-sharing, and an increase in people receiving services. (Contains 4 references.) (Author/CR)

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Adult Education; Adults; Case Studies; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Group Homes; Life Events; Mental Retardation; Residential Programs; Social History; Trend Analysis; Well Being

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This article describes changes in lifestyle of adults with intellectual disabilities after moving from institutional to community residential service provision in Queensland, Australia. Evidence is presented validating the advantages of this type of service provision for residents with an intellectual disability, including the case study of one individual following deinstitutionalization. (Contains references.) (Author/CR) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Adult Education; Adults; Alienation; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Citizen Participation; Community Programs; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Disabilities; Followup Studies; Social Integration; Social Isolation

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This article discusses the implications of a follow-up study of 56 people who had lived on average for 22 years in an institution. The study found the majority had made few community connections eight years after leaving the institution. The concept of social alienation of difference is explored. (Contains references.) (CR)

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Adults; Children; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Elementary Secondary Education; Mental Retardation; Population Trends; Residential Institutions; State Programs; Trend Analysis

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This article discusses the continuing trend of downsizing and closure of large state institutions for persons with mental retardation. Between 1987 and 2001, nine states closed all of their large state residential facilities, reducing the total national population of such facilities by 2,414 residents. A chart illustrates state reductions. (CR)

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Adults; Children; Court Litigation; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Delivery Systems; Elementary Secondary Education; Followup Studies; Mental Retardation; Postsecondary Education; Services

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A class action suit led to the 1985 closure of a large, publicly funded institution for persons with mental retardation in Oklahoma. This study compared services provided to class members with those not in the plaintiff class. Findings indicated that members of the plaintiff class received substantially more services and a greater share of the mental retardation dollar. (Contains references.) (DB)

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Adults; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Disabilities; Elementary Secondary Education; Environmental Influences; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Competence; Longitudinal Studies; Social Development; Social Isolation

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A longitudinal study involving 250 adults who had been institutionalized found that once they moved into the community, social impairment did not change over time, although there was a significant decrease in conversation and social mixing, non-verbal communication, and initiation of conversation and social interaction. (Contains references.) (CR)

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Adults; Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled); Foreign Countries; Group Homes; Housing; Independent Living; Mental Retardation; Outreach Programs; Residential Care; Residential Programs; Trend Analysis

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An analysis of data on residential services for people with mental retardation between 1995-1999 found growth in recipients of Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement-funded residential services; a decline in the proportion of people housed in large residential settings; an increase in those served in group homes; and more rapid growth in outreach/drop-in services. (Contains references.) (Author/CR) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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