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Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: In and Out of Institutions Rannveig Traustadóttir (Iceland) and Kelley Johnson (Australia) Part I Living Inside Sixty years in the institution Thomas F. Allen with Rannveig Traustadóttir and Lisa Spina (United States) Institutionalization: An historical perspective Jan Walmsley (England) Containing uncontainable women Kelley Johnson (Australia) Institutional death: The coronial inquest into the deaths of nine men with intellectual disabilities Ian Freckelton (Australia) I?ve been in hospital all my life Avis Hunter with Brigit Mirfin-Veitch (New Zealand) The institutions are dying, but are not dead yet Steven J. Taylor (United States) Part II Moving Out It?s never too late Thomas F. Allen with Rannveig Traustadóttir and Lisa Spina (United States) The impact of policy tensions and organizational demands on the process of moving out of an institution Christine Bigby (Australia) The cost of moving out Ingiborg Eide Geirsdóttir with Gudr£n V. Stef nsdóttir (Iceland) Rowan's choices Ethel M. Temby (Australia) Moving out: A reflection Kelley Johnson (Australia) Part III Living Outside In the community Thomas F. Allen with Rannveig Traustadóttir and Lisa Spina (United States) I've got my freedom now: Memories of transitions into and out of institutions, 1932 to the present day Victor Hall with Sheena Rolph (England) 'Gone fishin': From institutional outing to real life Emil Johansen with Kristjana Kristiansen (Norway) Lady of the Well: Memories of Vicki Jen Devers (Australia) Reflections on living outside: Continuity and change in the life of ?outsiders? Jan T?ssebro (Norway) Part IV Moving on A new life Thomas F. Allen with Rannveig Traustadóttir and Lisa Spina (United States) Conquering life: The experiences of the first integrated generation Magnus Tideman (Sweden) New forms of institutionalization in the community Julian Gardner and Louise Glanville (Australia) Returning to one?s roots: Haki Titori's story Patricia O'Brien (New Zealand) Becoming contractual: The development of contracts and social care markets in England Paul Cambridge (England) The dignity of risk: My son's home and adult life Dóra S. Bjarnason (Iceland) Out of the institution trap John O'Brien (United States) Epilogue to Tom Allen's Life Story Notes on Contributors Subject Index Name Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
People with mental disabilities -- Deinstitutionalization -- Cross-cultural studies.
Mental retardation facilities.