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Direct linkBigby, Christine – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
The closure of institutions and relocation of people with intellectual disabilities to community living has been the focus of many nations' intellectual disability policies in the past three decades. The author studied the relocation of 58 people from a large institution to 11 small group homes in several Australian communities. Organizational…
Descriptors: Community Development, Employment Practices, Privatization, Mental Retardation
Download full textBureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
Economic, social, and demographic changes in the last 30 years have resulted in a massive restructuring of the American work force. Consequently, increasing numbers of employees can be expected to experience difficulties balancing family-and-work concerns. There is no consensus in the United States today regarding the responsibility for helping…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Day Care, Employee Assistance Programs, Employment Patterns
