The Montreal Declaration on Intellectual Disabilities

This declaration affirms citizenship of people with intellectual disabilities and was adopted at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Conference in Montreal on October 6, 2004. 

www.declarationmontreal.com/docs/declaration_eng.pdf

The Edinburgh Principles

These principles and guidelines were developed by the Edinburgh Group on Dementia Care Practices at a special meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, February 5-7 2000.

May be viewed in pdf format:

http://www.iassid.org/pdf/edinburg-principles.pdf

May be viewed in a PowerPoint format:

http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/Edinburgh%20Principles.ppt