Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1843101017 ISBN 13 : 9781843101017

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley, 2008

Synopsis

This international collection of personal and professional perspectives takes a fresh look at deinstitutionalization. It addresses the key steps towards deinstitutionalization as they have been experienced by people with intellectual disabilities: living inside total institutions, moving out, living in the community and moving on to new forms of both institutionalization and community life.

Many of the chapters are contributions from people with intellectual disabilities. They are based on a life history approach and give a unique personal account of the lived experiences of institutional life and deinstitutionalization by the people who were subject to it. The life story of Tom Allen (19-12-1991) is interspersed throughout the book, providing a powerful testimony of the way institutions and deinstitutionalization have affected one individual over the course of almost a century.

Researchers and practitioners will find this book an insightful and accessible reflection on deinstitutionalization, and a source of encouragement for improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Kelley Johnson is Professor of Disability, Policy and Practice at the University of Bristol, and Director of the Norah Fry Research Centre.

Rannveig TraustadÓttir, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik. She is active in national and international disability associations and is the President of the Nordic Network on Disability Research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843101017
• ISBN 13: 9781843101017
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Éditeur: Traustadottir Rannveig, Johnson Kelley
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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