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Peer reviewedMolony, Helen; Taplin, John – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Studies of deinstitutionalization for individuals with developmental disabilities show positive effects on skills, behavior, activity level, social interaction, and quality of life. Effects are clearest in adaptive behavior. Outcomes for individuals with severe or multiple disabilities are less positive. Implications for Australian policy are…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Change, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Wyer, Doug; Hallinan, Peter – 1992
This study examined the effectiveness of a 10-week life skills program in meeting the needs of its six Australian participants, who were severely intellectually and physically handicapped young adults of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. Interviews were conducted with teaching and residential program staff at the commencement, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
