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J Appl Behav Anal. 1990 Spring; 23(1): 79–89. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-79. | PMCID: PMC1286212 |
Balancing the right to habilitation with the right to personal liberties: the rights of people with developmental disabilities to eat too many doughnuts and take a nap. D J Bannerman, J B Sheldon, J A Sherman, and A E Harchik Department of Human Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045. Abstract In the pursuit of efficient habilitation, many service providers exercise a great deal of control over the lives of clients with developmental disabilities. For example, service providers often choose the client's habilitative goals, determine the daily schedule, and regulate access to preferred activities. This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of allowing clients to exercise personal liberties, such as the right to choose and refuse daily activities. On one hand, poor choices on the part of the client could hinder habilitation. On the other hand, moral and legal issues arise when the client's right to choice is abridged. Recommendations are offered to protect both the right to habilitation and the freedom to choose. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (1.7M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References. These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. - Becker RL, Ferguson RE. Assessing educable retardates vocational interest through a non-reading technique. Ment Retard. 1969 Dec;7(6):20–25. [PubMed]
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