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Turnbull, Rud; Wehmeyer, Michael; Turnbull, Ann; Stowe, Matt – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
This article presents the authors' response to Gunther and Diekema's argument about growth attenuation and due process. As a case study, growth attenuation raises complicated issues. The authors address some issues that have not been sufficiently addressed. Those involve family support, assistive technology, constitutional rights to "self," the…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Quality of Life
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Turnbull, Ann; Turnbull, Rud – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1999
The parents of a 31-year-old man with mental retardation, mental illness, and behavioral disorders describe how his relatively independent life style is maintained through comprehensive lifestyle support including friends, home, work, community connections, transportation, and family. Anecdotal accounts illustrate interventions effective with…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Independent Living