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ERIC Number: EJ372044
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Publication Date: 1988
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Social Revalorization and Status Enhancement of Persons with Mental Retardation: A New Understanding of Rehabilitation.
Konig, Andreas
International Journal of Special Education, v3 n1 p61-71 1988
Mentally retarded individuals are often stigmatized and segregated, though constitutional guarantees in many countries promise them equality. Use of the U.S. court system to secure these guarantees, resulting in deinstitutionalization, individualization of services, and increased employment opportunities, is analyzed and contrasted with the situation in the Federal Republic of Germany. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disability Discrimination, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Individualized Programs, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped), Public Policy, Rehabilitation, Social Status, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Germany
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