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Surveying Unstructured Time of Adults with Mental Retardation Living in Two Community Settings: A Search for Normalization.
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Pierce, Thomas B., Jr.; And Others – Exceptionality, 1990
A survey assessed time spent in the community and/or on unstructured activities by randomly selected individuals in Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) (N=20) or minigroup home settings (N=20). Individuals in ICF/MR homes spent more time in the community with staff and made fewer choices of unstructured activities.…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Group Homes, Independent Living
Community Involvement of Persons with Severe Retardation Living in Community Residences.
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Aveno, Arlene – Exceptional Children, 1989
A survey was conducted with 294 community residential facilities serving adults with severe retardation. Compared to nonhandicapped community members, the residents were perceived to have more involvement in only 4 of 38 community activities, including employment or day activities, using health care services, walking/wheelchair strolling, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Programs