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There is a growing body of evidence which suggests that normalization is significantly related to improved adaptive functioning among disabled persons. If this is so, then the concept of normalization should be taken into account in program planning. The present study suggests that characteristics of clients such as age and adaptive functioning level contribute to the achievement of high levels of environmental normalization in residential settings, but that characteristics of the residence, particularly its size, and the number of types of disability groups residing in the home, as well as the nature of the community in which the residence is located are even more important than individual characteristics. Some tentative conclusions for planning residential facilities are advanced.
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This study was made possible by a grant from the Department of Health and Community Services, Province of Manitoba and a grant from the National Department of Health and Welfare. The authors especially wish to thank the community workers of the Mental Health and Retardation Program of the Department of Health and Community Services for their cooperation and assistance in collecting data for this project.
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Hull, J.T., Thompson, J.C. Factors which contribute to normalization in residential facilities for the mentally ill. Community Ment Health J 17, 107–113 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754356
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