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Reflections on "Revisiting 10 Adults with Developmental Disabilities after 13 Years in Their Own Apartments."
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Heal, Laird W. – Exceptionality, 1996
The author of a study which followed up the 1979 deinstitutionalization of 10 adults with mental retardation reflects on his own professional career, his specialization in researching the cost-effectiveness of residential alternatives, and his surprise at the positive adjustment of these individuals to living independently in their own apartments.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Independent Living
Revisiting 10 Adults with Developmental Disabilities after 13 Years in Their Own Apartments.
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Rubin, Stephen S.; Heal, Laird W. – Exceptionality, 1996
A report on the current status of 10 adults with mental retardation who were deinstitutionalized in 1979 found all 10 still were living independently. All had stable and satisfying lives according to their own reports and those of their case managers. Case managers reported moderate satisfaction with clients' competence in the areas of travel and…
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Housing
The Multifaceted Lifestyle Satisfaction Scale (MLSS): Psychometric Properties of an Interview Schedule for Assessing Personal Satisfaction of Adults with Limited Intelligence.
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Harner, Cathy J.; Heal, Laird W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This research assessed the psychometric properties of the Multifaceted Lifestyle Satisfaction Scale, an interview examining satisfaction of individuals with mental retardation with their living arrangements and communities, personal relationships, recreation and leisure, employment, and degree of self-direction. Based on analysis of 149 subjects,…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews