Quality of Life Differences between Adults with and without Disabilities

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1994-06Author
Sands, Deanna J.
Kozleski, Elizabeth B.
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Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Adults with and without disabilities were surveyed to investigate similarities and tween these groups on dimensions of quality of life. Differences were found in marital status ties to make choices, as well as in the extent of social networks and activities experienced by these The authors contend that quality of life is a socially constructed phenomenon that must be increasing opportunities for self-determination in terms of both skill development and supports.
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Sands, Deanna J., and Elizabeth B. Kozleski. “Quality of Life Differences between Adults with and without Disabilities.” Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, vol. 29, no. 2, 1994, pp. 90–101.
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