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Publication Date: 2006
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From "Cage Beds" to Inclusion: The Long Road for Individuals with Intellectual Disability in the Czech Republic
Vann, Barbara H.; Siska, Jan
Disability & Society, v21 n5 p425-439 2006
In the Czech Republic, individuals with intellectual disabilities continue to be institutionalized in large, remote, state-run institutions and as a result are isolated from community interaction. Some practices associated with these institutions are coming to be seen as human rights violations. Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) offer alternatives to institutionalization, demand for such services exceeds supply. Czech legal structure hinders NGO funding. Large state institutions continue to be built. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Social Attitudes, Social Change, Institutionalized Persons, Financial Support, Residential Care, Civil Rights, Political Issues, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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