Concepts and Issues Related to Choice-Making and Autonomy among Persons with Severe Disabilities.

Guess, Doug; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ326820

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Concepts and Issues Related to Choice-Making and Autonomy among Persons with Severe Disabilities.

Guess, Doug; And Others

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v10 n2 p79-86 Sum 1985

The paper discusses issues related to concepts of preferences and choice-making among persons with severe disabilities. Included are suggestions for acknowledging preferences, teaching choice as a decision-making process, and the broader implications of choice-making among persons with severe handicaps as an expression of personal autonomy and dignity. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making Skills, Evaluative Thinking, Personal Autonomy, Severe Disabilities, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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