Bulmer, M. (1987). The social basis of community
care. Winchester, MA: Allen & Unwin.
An excellent analysis of the hidden assumptions behind the British
policy of community care.
Lutfiyya, Z. M. (1991). Personal relationships and social
networks: Facilitating the acceptance of people with
disabilities. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy,
Syracuse University.
An information package, containing an overview article, three
articles which describe the experiences of people with disabilities
who have nondisabled friends and are part of a network of people,
and an annotated bibliography. Three of the articles included in
this package are by Zana Marie Lutfiyya and one ("Members of Each
Other: Perspectives on Social Support for People with Severe
Disabilities") is by John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien.
Lutfiyya, Z. M. (1991). "Mighty prophets of the future": The
Orion community. In S. J. Taylor, R. Bogdan, & J. A. Racino
(Eds.), Life in the community: Case studies of organizations
supporting people with disabilities (pp. 227-241).
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
A study of an intentional community that emphasizes relationships
and connections between people.
McKnight, J. L. (1987). Regenerating community. Social
Policy, 18(3), 54-58.
A critical analysis of current social policy and a proposal that we
look at the community--a structure of associations based on
consent--to meet people's needs.
O'Brien, J., & Lyle O'Brien, C. (1991). Sustaining positive
changes: The future development of the Residential Support
Program, Centennial Developmental Services, Colorado. In S. J.
Taylor, R. Bogdan, & J. A. Racino (Eds.), Life in the
community: Case studies of organizations supporting people with
disabilities (pp. 153-168). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes
Publishing Co.
Contains suggestions for reorganizing an agency so that
relationships can be supported and promoted.
Shoultz, B. (1991). Regenerating a community. In S. J. Taylor, R.
Bogdan, & J. A. Racino (Eds.), Life in the community: Case
studies of organizations supporting people with
disabilities (pp. 195-213). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes
Publishing Co.
A story of an agency that reorganized to support relationships.
Taylor, S. J., & Bogdan, R. (1987). On accepting relationships
between people with mental retardation and nondisabled people:
Toward an understanding of acceptance. Disability Handicap
& Society, 4(1), 21-36.
This article outlines the "sociology of acceptance" as a framework
for understanding the relationships between people with mental
retardation and typical people.
Walker, P., & Edinger, B. (1988, May). The kids from Cabin 17.
Camping Magazine, 18-21.
A description of a child's camping experience made possible with
supports based on understanding of the camp's culture.
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