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Introduction
institutionalandsocialenvironmentstoexaminethesemechanismsandto
implementappropriatesolutions.
Theinstitutionaldimensionofeducation,support,professionalorsocial
activationandsocialsecurityprovidestheopportunitytostandardizeservices.
Thisisdoneoutofconcernforclients–disabledpeopleandtheirfamilies.
Theinstitutionalnetworkisnotfreefromgapsand–frequently–theaims
andtasksforwhichtheyhavebeenestablishedhinderaflexibleandindividual
approachtothisdiversifiedtargetgroup.Thus,theactivitiesofthethirdsector
constituteanimportantelementinthelocallandscape,theyconfirmgrass
rootscitizenmovementstowardsestablishingassociationsforthedisabled.
Thelackofsuchassociationsmayseemintriguingfortheresearchersand
theinvolvedpeoplethemselves.Variousrelations,networksanddependen-
ciescanbenoticedbetweentherepresentativesoftheseaidinginstitutions
andnon-governmentorganizations.Thisisaspacewhichmightgeneratethe
threatofsocialexclusion,stigmatization,marginalizationofneeds(bothatthe
individuallevelandinreferencetothewholefamily).Ontheotherhand,itis
aspaceofchancesforchange–achangeinunderstandingtheconstructionof
reality,thechancestofulfilindividualneedsandchancesforself-fulfilmentof
thedisabled.
ThecurrentissuesubmittedtotheReaderscomprisesafewarticlesof
researchers,practitioners,thedisabled’sspokespeople,whopresenttheirown
concepts,theresultsoftheirstudiesinlocal,institutionalandfamilyenviron-
mentsaswellassomeexamplesofgoodpractices.
IlonaFajfer-Kruczek
