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The new paradigm in the care sector, which can be described with the concepts like the emancipation process of the disabled and the support to the disabled, has led to a fundamental change within Stichting Prisma (Foundation Prisma) regarding the care provision. The demand has come into prominence, and with it the wishes and necessities of the client. Stichting Prisma would like to optimise her operating procedure regarding the emancipation process of the disabled and the support to the disabled. The next question is the basis for this research: In how far and in which way contributes the support to the emancipation process of the disabled within Stichting Prisma? The emancipation process of the disabled and the support to the disabled are first defined. The emancipation process, an infinite process, has been described by the next five concepts: awakening, equivalence, freedom of choice, participation and support. The support to the disabled in their emancipation process can be described as resources and strategies that promote the interests and causes of individuals with or without disabilities; that enable them to access resources, information, and relationships inherent within integrated work and living environments; and that result in their enhanced independence/interdependence, productivity, community integration, and satisfaction (American Association On Mental Retardation, 1997: 101). The support to the disabled has further been described with the next concepts: support resources, support functions, support intensity, desired results, support at the right moment and creating a space for experimentation. This report describes the emancipation process of the disabled and the support to the disabled within Stichting Prisma. The conclusions and the recommendations have been formulated on the basis of the discrepancies between the conceptual model and the present situation within Stichting Prisma.

The subject of this study is sharing knowledge after a merger in the health care sector. The research was carried out in commission of Meare; an organisation supporting people with intellectual disability. Goal of this study is to describe the features of the organisation Meare and the way in which they affect the sharing of knowledge between employees of the former organizations. The study consists of a literature study and a research study (a case-study). In the literature study important concepts concerning tacit and explicit knowledge and the sharing of knowledge are described. Also very important are the following features of an organisation; strategy, structure, management, culture and systems. An organisation has to organise these features in such a way that they support and stimulate employees to share their knowledge. The results from the research study, for which 20 in-depth interviews were held, show that the different features can stimulate people to share their knowledge. Less knowledge is shared when the organisation's features are not organised the way they should be to stimulate and support the sharing of knowledge. The following factors seem to block the transfer of knowledge at Meare: -lack of time -unfamiliarity with each other -lack of information about the knowledge of colleagues -lack of responsibility for knowledge management -the fact that knowledge is not a part of the organisations strategy Working in study groups and project teams is a very good stimulus for sharing knowledge at Meare. In these groups most tacit as well as explicit knowledge, is transferred. Outside the groups, less knowledge is shared between the different employees.