The barriers to social inclusion as perceived by people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-287

  Abbott, Suzanne ^a   McConkey, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Residential accommodation; social inclusion; Supported living

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DEMOGRAPHY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33747296185     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629506067618     Document Type: Article

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