Reforms such as the Disability Act 1992 (Australia) aim to reflect the drive towards normalisation. This means:
a. rehabilitation and other services to make theperson normal
b. enabling the person to fit into normal society.
c. providing services for people with disabilities thatare the same or similar to those provided for
others.
d. providing normal services to disabled people.
c
Normalisation does not mean trying to make everyone
fit a definition of whatever is viewed as normal. It refers to
providing services for people with disabilities that are the
same or as close as possible to those that are provided for
others.
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