Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ439487
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunities for People with Mental Handicap--With Particular Reference to Down Syndrome.
Stratford, Brian
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v38 n1 p3-13 1991
Issues of human rights and the mentally retarded, especially those with Down's Syndrome, are reviewed noting the influence of Christianity, definitions of "humanness," quality of life issues, utilitarian and formalist philosophies, the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, and the right to work. (DB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Downs Syndrome, Employment, Humanization, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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