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Environmental opportunities and supports for exercising self-determination in community-based residential settings.

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Environmental opportunities and supports for exercising self-determination in community-based residential settings. / Robertson, Janet; Emerson, Eric; Hatton, Chris et al.
In: Research in Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 22, No. 6, 11.2001, p. 487-502.

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Robertson, J, Emerson, E, Hatton, C, Gregory, N, Kessissoglou, S, Hallam, A & Walsh, PN 2001, 'Environmental opportunities and supports for exercising self-determination in community-based residential settings.', Research in Developmental Disabilities, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 487-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0891-4222(01)00085-3

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Robertson J, Emerson E, Hatton C, Gregory N, Kessissoglou S, Hallam A et al. Environmental opportunities and supports for exercising self-determination in community-based residential settings. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2001 Nov;22(6):487-502. doi: 10.1016/S0891-4222(01)00085-3

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title = "Environmental opportunities and supports for exercising self-determination in community-based residential settings.",
abstract = "Information was collected on the environmental opportunities for exercising self-determination among 281 adults with mental retardation receiving community-based residential supports. The results indicated that: (1) the majority of participants had little or no opportunity to exercise self-determination over major life decisions (e.g., with whom and where to live, the recruitment and retention of care staff); (2) even in more mundane areas, such as where and when to eat, the majority of participants were not supported to exercise effective control; (3) variation in environmental opportunities to exercise self-determination was strongly related to a range of factors including participant ability, previous residential history, and structural and procedural aspects of the residential supports currently provided.",
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AU - Gregory, Nicola

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AU - Walsh, Patricia Noonan

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