A National Profile of Self-Help/Self-Advocacy Groups of People with Mental Retardation.

Browning, Phillip; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ311905

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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A National Profile of Self-Help/Self-Advocacy Groups of People with Mental Retardation.

Browning, Phillip; And Others

Mental Retardation, v22 n5 p226-30 Oct 1984

Results of questionnaire data from 98 consumer groups in the United States and Canada are reported in terms of characteristics of local chapters, participants, and change occurring as a result of group involvement. Findings suggest the viability of the self-help/self-advocacy consumer movement for persons with mental retardation. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Mental Retardation, National Surveys, Organizations (Groups), Self Advocacy, Self Help Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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