Changing Policy and Practice for People with Learning DisabilitiesPeter J. Mittler, Valerie Sinason This text gives an account of the fight to achieve basic human and civil rights for people with learning disabilities. It records a series of campaigns and lobbies designed to persuade governments to improve the quality of service and provision for people with learning difficulties. In addition, the book provides overviews of how practice has changed in various fields of service provision - education, residential and day services. |
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1944 to 1970 | 16 |
1970 to 1995 | 34 |
The Work of the Warnock Committee | 51 |
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Changing Policy and Practice for People with Learning Disabilities Peter J. Mittler,Valerie Sinason No preview available - 1996 |
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