Disconnected expectations: Staff, family, and supported employee perspectives about retirement

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-174

  Bigby, Christine ^a   Wilson, Nathan J ^b   Balandin, Susan ^c   Stancliffe, Roger J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ageing; Barriers; Focus groups; Intellectual disability; Opportunities; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT;

EID: 80051740341     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2011.598852     Document Type: Review

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