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Service Providers' Perceptions of Active Ageing among Older Adults with Lifelong Intellectual Disabilities
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Buys, L.; Aird, R.; Miller, E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Considerable attention is currently being directed towards both active ageing and the revising of standards for disability services within Australia and internationally. Yet, to date, no consideration appears to have been given to ways to promote active ageing among older adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Methods:…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
Pricing Practices of Sheltered Workshops vs. Open Employment. Consumer Implications.
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Black, John; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1987
Evaluation of pricing practices of sheltered workshops in Australia indicated that most workshops undercharge for their services with the consequence that they are unable to pay realistic wages to disabled employees. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation
An Appraisal of the South Australian Sheltered Workshop Situation
Cooper, G. M.; Bennetts, L. N. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Needs Assessment
Parents' Views on the Development of Social Competencies in Their Mildly Intellectually Handicapped Adolescents.
Smith, Helen M.; Sykes, Stewart C. – Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1981
Responses in the parent interviews revealed that many trainees were still home based and family dependent. Some parents were prolonging the dependence of their young people rather than reinforcing the independent living skills training at the center. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Daily Living Skills, Expectation, Foreign Countries
Adjustment to Work: A Follow Up of Mildly Intellectually Handicapped Adolescents Who Have Undergone Training in a Work Preparation Centre. [The Granville Project].
Ward, James; And Others – 1978
The paper reports on a followup study of the work adjustment of 43 mildly retarded adolescents who had undergone training in social and work skills at the Granville Work Preparation Centre in Australia. Among the findings were that 40% of the Ss had a history of full open employment, with no unemployment at all, since leaving the Center; that 21%…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Sheltered Workshops Employee Satisfaction Survey. Part Two: Technical Report.
Ogren, Evelyn H.; Lauricella, John – 1981
The special employment program in Yooralla Society of Victoria (Australia) began operation two decades ago with establishment of sheltered workshops. As part of an overall review of Yooralla's programs, a survey was conducted as a first stage in evaluation of the workshops--Ability Industries and Ability Press. The aim of the research project was…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Legal Rights & Intellectual Disability: A Short Guide.
Hall, Julia, Ed.; And Others – 1986
The book examines actions that may be taken to redress wrongs illegally perpetrated against people with intellectual disabilities in New South Wales, Australia. Ten topic areas are addressed (sample subtopics in parentheses): protecting rights (complaints to government departments, use of the ombudsman); discrimination (legal aid); personal…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Sheltered Industrial Employment. Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation.
Vash, Carolyn L. – 1977
Major research findings are synthesized and innovations of current concern to vocational rehabilitation professionals are reported in this document, which covers the area of sheltered industrial employment. It is intended to provide a state-of-the-art review of worldwide experience and conceptualizations regarding accommodated or sheltered…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Business, Change Strategies, Definitions