Adults With Disabilities: international Perspectives in the Community

, by Retish, Paul; Reiter, Shunit; Brown, James M.; Brown, Jim

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ISBN: 9780805824247 | 0805824243
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/1/1999

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Provides the reader with an insight into the school, personal/social, & community lives of those with disabilites. A guide to altering the living culture to improve programs for the disabled. For parents & employers, medical personnel & others.

Introduction

vii

Paul Retish

Preface

Part I Schools

(122)

Transition From School to Adulthood: A Look at the United States and Europe

(30)

Paul Wehman

Patricia Noonan Walsh

A Preventive Education Model for School Restructuring: Creating Parent--Student--Teacher Partnerships to Prevent Postschool Maladjustment

(26)

Howard L. Garber

Maurice McInerney

David Osher

Lessons From the Texas--Mexico Border: Working With the Parents of Students With Mental Retardation

(18)

Michelle D. Young

Anna B. Pedroza

Paul Kavanaugh

Parents, Professionals, and the Transition Process

(26)

W. E. Hitchings

Barbara Natelle

Robert Ristow

Disability in Australia: Policy and Practice

103

(20)

Lorraine M. Ling

Part II Personal and Social Inclusion

123

(60)

Leisure and Persons With Developmental Disabilities: Empowering Self-Determination Through Inclusion

125

(20)

Richard D. MacNeil

Stephen C. Anderson

Teaching the Mentally Retarded Parenting Skills: International Perspectives

145

(14)

Michael F. Shaughnessy

Theresa Glover

Marci Greene

Ray Y. L. Choy

Challenges and Complexities of Introducing Western Models of Service Delivery for People With Disabilities in Eastern and Central Europe

159

(12)

Avi Ramot

Pesach Gitelman

Disability Arts: Developing Survival Strategies

171

(12)

Jenny Corbett

Part III The Community

183

(74)

Welcoming Immigrants With Disabilities: The Israeli Experience

185

(16)

Stanley S. Herr

An International Perspective on School-to-Work Systems and the Participation of Persons With Disabilities

201

(28)

James M. Brown

Jan N. Streumer

Vocational Preparation and Employment Options for Adults With Disabilities: An International Perspective

229

(28)

Jay W. Rojewski

Part IV Cross-Cultural Future

257

(80)

Transfer of Beliefs, Knowledge, and Experiences Between Countries

259

(28)

David Mitchell

Utilizing Technology for the Inclusion of Individuals With Mental Retardation

287

(22)

Janna Siegel

Sociocultural Factors Influencing Social and Vocational Inclusion of Persons With Mental Retardation: A Cross-Cultural Study

309

(16)

Robert L. Schalock

Christopher Kelly

Conclusion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives---Diversity and Universalism

325

(12)

Shunit Reiter

Author Index

337

(10)

Subject Index

347

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