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The prevalence and soverity of physical mobility limitations in older adults with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- CLEVER Shaun, OUELLETTE-KUNTZ Helene, HUNTER Duncan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22(5), September 2009, pp.477-486.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A proxy-response telephone survey was conducted to establish the prevalence and severity of mobility limitations among adults with intellectual disabilities, aged 45 years and over, using validated instruments to quantify mobility in a representative population-based sample. Surveys were completed for 128 people in Ontario, Canada. Mobility limitations were common, but the prevalence varied depending on the definition of mobility limitation. The prevalence of limitations was greater among females than males, but no clear age trend was seen.
Intellectual disability in Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Author:
- AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE (AIHW)
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 32(3), September 2007, pp.222-225.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article presents data on the prevalence of intellectual disability among Australia's Indigenous population. The primary data source is the 2002 'National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey' conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The life experiences of adults with learning difficulties in England
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Connecting, 4, Spring 2006, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Community Connecting
This article briefly reports on the results of a survey which aimed to find out what life is like for adults with learning difficulties in England. The survey interviewed nearly 3,000 adults with learning difficulties.
PMLD Network partnership board survey 2004
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The survey found that whilst just over half of the Partnership Boards who replied felt they were taking forward some or all of these actions the majority were interested in receiving help to be inclusive of the needs of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
Community services available to older adults with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- BUYS Laurie, RUSHWORTH Jennifer S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 22(1), March 1997, pp.29-37.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
As older adults with intellectual disabilities live longer and reside in community-based accommodation, the availability of support programmes and services becomes important to the maintenance of independent living. One hundred and sixty-two community-based organisations in Brisbane, Australia, that assist older adults or people with intellectual disabilities were surveyed regarding the types of programmes offered to older adults with intellectual disabilities. Reports on the services provided by these agencies.
What do ATCs offer in Wales? A survey of Welsh day services
- Authors:
- BEYER Stephen, KILSBY Mark, LOWE Kathy
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 7(1), 1994, pp.16-40.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports the findings of a survey of the organisation and activities offered by all adult training centres in Wales, carried out in 1990.
Reflecting on change: consumers' views of the impact of the All-Wales strategy
- Authors:
- TODD Stuart, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 21(4), December 1993, pp.128-136.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Reports on the views of users of services for people with learning difficulties in Wales living in the community.
The sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities: results of a two-year incidence survey
- Authors:
- TURK Vicky, BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(3), 1993, pp.193-216.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports the results of the largest survey to date of the sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities. Existing knowledge is reviewed in the light of complex methodological and definition issues that exist and limit any work undertaken. The few existing studies of sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities are described. Details of the current survey of sexual abuse carried out by the University of Kent and funded by the Rowntree Foundation are then provided. Details results of the survey are presented followed by a discussion of their implications and comparability with previous research.
A consumer survey of adults with learning disabilities currently doing work experience: their satisfaction with work and wishes for the future
- Authors:
- SHANLY Angela, ROSE John
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(3), 1993, pp.250-262.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on research into the attitudes of eighteen people with learning disabilities at a day centre in Oxford towards their work experience programme, and their preference for full-time or part-time work. The research design incorporated a number of open-ended, yes/no and either/or questions in order to reduce the problems of acquiescence and inconsistency often found when interviewing people with learning disabilities.
Loneliness and social competence among preadolescents and adolescents with mild mental retardation
- Authors:
- MARGALIT Malka, RONEN Tammie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(2), 1993, pp.97-111.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on a study whose findings demonstrated that in comparison to the younger group, adolescents received a more reserved acceptance by their peers, although they reported themselves to feel less lonely and showed higher rates of social competence in terms of less behaviour maladjustment and higher empathy and self-control skills.