This article reports results from a total population of persons with an intellectual disability in Western Australia arrested on or after April 1, 1984. It is part of a longitudinal study which 'tracked' offenders with intellectual disability through the criminal justice system ov...
(2000) 'Quality of life and quality of service relationships: experiences of people with disabilities', Disability & Society, 15(3), 411-25.Marquis, R. & Jackson, R. (2000). Quality of life and quality of service relationships: Ex- periences of people with disabilities. Disability and ...
participants were required to be the mild grade of ID, have no physical disability and at least at the age of 18. For the parents’ group, the selection criteria were having an adult child with mild grade of ID (have no physical disability as well). For the social...
In the late 1960s, there was a major change in social policy and legislation in developed countries that improved the rights and opportunities for people with a disability in all aspects of society, including sport. In 1992, in concert with the general acceptance of the social model of disabil...
(iii) explores the issues which have led to widespread calls to modify the design and tailor the implementation of the NDIS to meet the needs of people with psychosocial disability. Finally, international programs are examined to consider what Australia could learn from the experience of other ...
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Infants born after more than 32 weeks' gestation were at significantly higher risk of mortality than very preterm infants, accounted for by their higher rates of intellectual disability. No improvements in survival of persons with CP were seen over the study period despite advances in medical care...
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They were selected as prospective respondents by key staff in several disability service agencies in Brisbane, Australia, because of their successful participation in community‐based leisure activities that were classified as 'serious'. The results of this study found that people with disabilities have...
United Nations Population Fund: People with disabilities in Vietnam: Key findings from the 2009 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census, Hanoi, Vietnam (2011) Yoshida, K.K., Li, A., Odette, F.: Cross-cultural views of disability and sexuality-experiences of a group of ethno-racial women ...