Development of an evidence-based practice framework to guide decision making support for people with cognitive impairment due to acquired brain injury or …

J Douglas, C Bigby - Disability and rehabilitation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: At least 5% of people in Australia and the USA have cognitive impairment and
require support for decision-making. This paper details a research program whereby an …

Supported decision making

C Bigby, J Douglas - Choice, preference, and disability: Promoting self …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter analyses the practice of support for decision making with adults with intellectual
disability or acquired brain injury, whom we refer to as people with cognitive disabilities. It …

The life journeys of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Implications for a new model of holistic supports

R Neuman - Journal of Social Service Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article addresses the challenges facing adults with Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities (IDD) in their life course as adults, and the implications on the necessary …

Self-advocacy, rights and legislation: The experiences of self-advocates in Nova Scotia and Ontario

SA Butler - 2020 - repository.library.carleton.ca
Through my research I listened to the self-advocacy experiences of people labelled with
intellectual disability in Nova Scotia, which maintains segregated residential centres, and …