On Accepting Relationships between People with Mental Retardation and Non-disabled People: Towards an Understanding of Acceptance

Accessible Congregations Campaign: Follow-Up Survey of Impact on Individuals With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD)

“…While both congregational literature and human service professionals who promote social inclusion have long recommended the pathway of faith communities to increase such inclusion (e.g., Taylor & Bogdan, 1989), there is not a significant amount of research about the success of such efforts.…”

“…Besides physical integration, many avenues have been recommended to also increase social inclusion of people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, resulting in more relationships and community belonging. Faith communities have long been one frequently recommended pathway for such increased social inclusion (Ducharme et al, 2005;Gaventa et al, 2001;Taylor & Bogdan, 1989).…”

Listening to Disabled People: The Problem of Voice and Authority in Robert B. Edgerton's the Cloak of Competence

“…[6] The dynamic, positive potential in these relationships between benefactors and mentally retarded individuals has recently been explored by Taylor & Bogdan (1989) .…”

Prejudice or Ambivalence? Attitudes Toward Persons with Disabilities

“…Bogdan & Taylor, 1987,,1989Edgerton, 1967 ;Goode, 1979Goode, , 1990Sc neider, 1988 ;Murray, 1987) . Unfortunately t e t eoretical ambitions in t at kind of studies are often limited .…”