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Commentary on ‘Deinstitutionalisation and community living for people with intellectual disabilities in Austria’
- Author:
- WEINBACH Hanna
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 14(1), February 2009, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Comments on a paper from Tobias Buchner which outlined the situation of deinstitutionalisation and community living in Austria. The author looks at the similarities between the situation in Austria to that of Germany, and the difficulties of the transition process.
Deinstitutionalisation and community living for people with intellectual disabilities in Austria: history, policies, implementation and research
- Author:
- BUCHNER Tobias
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 14(1), February 2009, pp.4-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article starts with a brief overview of the history of housing for people with intellectual disability in Austria. The system of care and Austrian disability policy are also examined, focusing on implementation of deinstitutionalisation and community living. The following analysis of services provided in the field of housing for people with intellectual disabilities shows that support is provided in undistinguished, generalised service packages based on a competency model. Academic research on community living is quite rare in Austria, and fails to take into account the subjective perspective of people with intellectual disabilities.