Transition to Retirement

Roger Stancliffe is a professor of intellectual disability at the University of Sydney's Centre for Disability Research and Policy.Nathan Wilson is a senior lecturer at Western Sydney University based in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Nicolette Gambin is the Transition to Retirement coordinator at the Australian Foundation for Disability (AFFORD).Christine Bigby is the director of the Living with Disability Research Centre at LaTrobe University.

• AcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionAbbreviationsSection 1: background1. Disability, ageing and transition to retirement2. Promoting retirement3. Laying the groundwork in the communitySection 2: constructing the reality4. Planning5. Locating a group for an individual6. A new routine7. Recruiting and training mentors8. Monitoring and ongoing supportSection 3: broader issues9. ConclusionsReadingsAppendix A: travel trainingAppendix B: formsAbout the authorsIndexTransition to retirement DVD

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