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Neighbourhood walks: a semi-quantitative method for assessing the access people with a learning difficulty have to resources in their community
- Authors:
- DREWETT Robert, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(2), 1993, pp.142-154.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
A method is presented for assessing the extent to which people with mental handicaps living in residential homes can independently locate resources available in their communities, through accompanied walks through neighbourhoods.
Neighbours' reactions to community services: contrasts before and after services open in their locality
- Authors:
- McCONKEY Roy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(2), 1993, pp.131-141.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on research into attitudes of residents in three Irish communities prior to the opening of a small local day service, and two years later. Residents reported increased contact with people who had a mental handicap; many fewer problems occurred than they had initially anticipated, but an apparent drop in their willingness to be involved in helping than they had initially indicated was identified. Implications are drawn for strategies aimed at educating and involving local communities.
Do smaller homes result in increased integration?
- Author:
- BALLINGER Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(4), 1993, pp.303-311.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
One of the best publicised consequences of the policy of community care is the resettlement of people with a mental handicap from large institutions into homes in the community. Normalisation dictates that smaller residences have greater potential for integration than larger ones. The aim of the study reported here was to investigate whether there is a difference in the number of community contacts made by residents with a mental handicap living in small and large community units. Community contacts of 40 individuals with a mental handicap were recorded by care staff for a period of four weeks. Twenty one of the subjects lived in three flats, with seven, ten and eight beds respectively and the remaining 19 lived in a large unit with 24 beds. Results show that people residing in the smaller units experienced significantly more community contacts than those in the large unit. Areas for further study are identified.
The L'Arche program for persons with disabilities
- Authors:
- THULBERRY Sarah C., THYER Bruce A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 24(3), 2014, pp.348-357.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The International Federation of L'Arche is made up of intentional, ecumenical, faith-based communities where people with and without developmental disabilities live together. Data on the worldwide federation offers an understanding of L'Arche communities that celebrate and encourage diversity and solidarity. Characteristics of clients and assistants as well as the daily running of homes reveal the inner workings of the program. Through assessing strengths and weaknesses, it is shown that even though L'Arche is a small movement that cannot serve every person with a developmental disability by providing a home and a place of belonging, this program offers a program model with many strengths that should be replicated. (Publisher abstract)