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Emancipation and self-determination of people with learning disabilities and down-sizing institutional care
- Authors:
- LOON Van Jos, HOVE Van Geert
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(2), March 2001, pp.233-254.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In Arduin, an organisation for services to people with learning disabilities in the Netherlands, the emancipation and self-determination of people with learning disabilities has been positively adopted as fundamental in order to secure the best possible quality of life of the clients. In this article the background and developments in perception are outlined, and those dimensions in quality of life are elaborated that are seen as most essential in the innovation: inclusion, self-determination and personal development. The choices that were made as a consequence in Arduin and most fundamental the choice to dismantle the institution are described.