Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Creating Innovative, Individualized Living Options For Persons with Developmental Disabilities

"Foreword
For too long, individuals with developmental disabilities have been consigned to living in service arrangements designed primarily by others, sometimes segregated from society in large institutions, at other times grouped in smaller settings, but still congregated with other individuals with disabilities. Desiring lives that all citizens live, increasingly they have demanded a say in choosing where and with whom they will live. Families, too, have questioned the appropriateness of existing service models for their sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters with developmental disabilities."
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