Governments of the Provinces and the Territories in Canada have pursued the policy of de-institutionalization for developmental disabilities based on the concept of normalization. This kind of policy has to be followed by the service programs which ma...
Governments of the Provinces and the Territories in Canada have pursued the policy of de-institutionalization for developmental disabilities based on the concept of normalization. This kind of policy has to be followed by the service programs which may facilitate developmental disabilities to an area life.
There have been no concrete alternatives for developmental disabilities in South Korea. But this study will show the desirable direction for a developmental disabilities policy in this country. It is also assumed that this study will illustrate from the Canadian experience what the Korean state should take into consideration and what it may predict when it executes the developmental disabilities policy.
This study examined the philosophical and legal aspects of the policy and the environments in the process of developing the developmental disabilities policy in Ontario from 1970 to 2000.
The policy for developmental disabilities in Ontario could secure its position to some degree despite a lot of controversies and difficulties. After all, this development resulted from the conviction of de-institutionalization and the concept of normalization which have buttressed the policy position to overcome those difficulties. A lesson which gained from the review of the developmental disabilities policy was the close cooperation for the program between the concerned authorities and the university. They joined together to promote the policy which could accrue to each other. This was made possible because the policy decision was based on the scientific planning and implementation.