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Caples, Maria; Sweeney, John – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Two-thirds of the people registered on the Irish National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD) reside at home with family members frequently supporting them (Kelly et al., "National Intellectual Disability Database Committee Annual Report 2006," Health Research, 2007). Use of respite care services by parents with a child/adult with an…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Parents
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Leroy, Barbara W.; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kulik, Noel; Rooney, Margaret – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
Older women with intellectual disabilities remain the least studied and understood members of the disability population, and yet they often live well into late adulthood. In this exploratory study we used extensive interviews to examine the demographics, economic and personal safety nets, health, social roles, and well-being of 29 Irish and…
Descriptors: Safety, Social Networks, Mental Retardation, Females