A Textured Life

``A Textured Life...is a well-researched Canadian survey and assessment that contains interviews with the adults themselves, their families and support staff. Essential reading for those whose life and work include adults with developmental disabilities.'' -- Janet Silman, The United Church Observer

Alison Pedlar is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has conducted extensive research on persons with disabilities, support services, quality of life and community. Lawrence Haworth is a professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; he also holds the title of Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Articles of his have appeared in Dialogue, Philosophy of Science, American Philosophical Quarterly, Ethics, Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Harvard Business Review, American Institute of Planners Journal, Educational Theory, Leisure Studies, Environments, and Plan Canada, among others. He has contributed chapters to a number of books, including The Inner Citadel, The Possibility of Aesthetic Experience, Power, Poverty, and Urban Policy, Social Ethics, Urban Problems, and Concepts in Social and Political Philosophy. He is the author of Autonomy (1986), The Good City (1963), and Decadence and Objectivity (1977).

Table of Contents for A Textured Life: Empowerment and Adults with Developmental Disabilities by Alison Pedlar, Larry Haworth, Peggy Hutchison, Andrew Taylor, and Peter Dunn Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1: Citizenship and Community Life Chapter 2: The Support Services Landscape Chapter 3: Family and Home Life Chapter 4: Life and Work Chapter 5: Life, Leisure, and Relationships Chapter 6: A Social Ecological Theory of Empowerment Chapter 7: Toward a New Perspective on Social Support Appendix I: The Research Project: Survey Data Appendix II: The Qualitative Interview Participants References Participant Index Subject Index