Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions by Johnson, Kelley

Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781843101017)

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Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions by Johnson, Kelley

Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions

$43.95
Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions by Johnson, Kelley

Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions

$43.95
Format: Paperback
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This international collection of personal and professional perspectives takes a fresh look at deinstitutionalization. It addresses the key steps towards deinstitutionalization as they have been experienced by people with intellectual disabilities: living inside total institutions, moving out, living in the community and moving on to new forms of both institutionalization and community life.

Many of the chapters are contributions from people with intellectual disabilities. They are based on a life history approach and give a unique personal account of the lived experiences of institutional life and deinstitutionalization by the people who were subject to it. The life story of Tom Allen (19-12-1991) is interspersed throughout the book, providing a powerful testimony of the way institutions and deinstitutionalization have affected one individual over the course of almost a century.

Researchers and practitioners will find this book an insightful and accessible reflection on deinstitutionalization, and a source of encouragement for improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

Author: Kelley Johnson
ISBN-10: 1843101017
ISBN-13: 9781843101017
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2005
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.32w x 0.76d
By Kelley Johnson
By Kelley Johnson
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Kelley Johnson is Professor of Disability, Policy and Practice at the University of Bristol, and Director of the Norah Fry Research Centre. She co-authored Inclusive Research with People with Learning Disabilities, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.Rannveig Traustadóttir is Professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, where she teaches about research methods and minority issues. Together they edited Women with Intellectual Disabilities, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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