You have me confused, where or what is this institute of disability culture. Is it in the UK, or Sweden or where ? Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steve Brown > Sent: 09 November 2005 18:43 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Researchers seek evaluation studies: your help needed > > > Can anyone help these folks? Thanks, Steve > > <Thursday 3 November 2005 > > Dear Steve Brown, > > Re: Seeking the help of Institute on Disability Culture in locating > evaluation studies > > We are working on a series of systematic reviews about personal > assistance for people with physical disabilities and people with > learning disabilities. As you may know, supportive interventions for > people with disabilities are given different names in different > countries. Whether called personal assistance, independent living, > homemaker services, or some other name, they all aim to normalise the > lives of people with disabilities. > > For these reviews, we would like to retrieve *all* relevant evaluation > studies related to programs of this kind. While we have conducted > electronic searches for published literature, we recognize that these > searches are limited; there is no substitute for expertise. > > Are you aware of any studies (published or unpublished, positive or > negative) that might be relevant to this project? > > Do you work with people who might be able to identify additional > research in this area? Would you be willing to circulate this email > to them? > > Do you know of any other people or organizations we should contact? > > We greatly appreciate your time and thank you for any assistance you > might be able to provide. > > Best wishes, > > > Jane Dennis, Evan Mayo-Wilson, and Paul Montgomery > > This project is funded by the Swedish National Board of Health and > Welfare, Socialstyrelsen (http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/), and the > reviews are being conducted with the support of the Cochrane > Collaboration Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group > (http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/CochraneBehav/) > > Principal Investigator: > Paul Montgomery, DPhil > Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention > University of Oxford > 32 Wellington Square > Oxford OX1 2ER UK > [log in to unmask] > Ph: +44 (0)1865 280325 > Fax: +44 (0)1865 270324 > www.apsoc.ox.ac.uk > > Systematic Reviewer > Evan Mayo-Wilson, MSc > Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention > University of Oxford > 32 Wellington Square > Oxford OX1 2ER UK > [log in to unmask] > Ph: +44 (0)1865 280339 > Fax: +44 (0)1865 270324 > www.apsoc.ox.ac.uk > > Project Consultant: > Jane Dennis, PhD > Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group > University of Bristol School of Policy Studies > Bristol BS8 1TZ UK > [log in to unmask] > Ph: +44 (0) 117 954 6782 > Fax: +44 (0) 117 954 6623 > www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/CochraneBehav> > > > > > > > REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! > 22nd Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities > March 13-15, 2005 > Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort, Honolulu, HI > www.pacrim.hawaii.edu > > > Steven E. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor > Center on Disability Studies, www.cds.hawaii.edu > Editor, Review of Disability Studies, www.rds.hawaii.edu > 1776 University Ave., UA4-6 > Honolulu, HI 96822 > Co-Founder > Institute on Disability Culture > http://hometown.aol.com/sbrown8912/ > Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars: > Essays on the Journey from Disability Shame to > Disability Pride > information at: http://hometown.aol.com/sbrown8912/page7.html > > > > > ________________End of message______________________ > > Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List > are now located at: > > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > > You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. > ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.