Living Independently in a Home and Community of Choice: How?

Autor/inn/en	Braswell, Gail; Ritter, Linda; Sufficool, Mary Jane
Titel	Living Independently in a Home and Community of Choice: How?
Quelle	In: Exceptional Parent, 39 (2009) 7, S.30-31 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-9157
Schlagwörter	Independent Living; Mental Retardation; Group Homes; Self Determination; Disabilities; Civil Rights; Housing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstverantwortung; Geistige Behinderung; Gruppenheim; Selbstbestimmung; Handicap; Behinderung; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Unterkunft
Abstract	Residents in a group home, supported apartment, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) are not guaranteed a place for life. Neither are they guaranteed they won't have to move if their provider needs to "rearrange" clients. Separating residence from support gives an individual control over the most basic decisions regarding where they live, with whom they live, the level of the assistance they receive, and how they spend their time. Independent living does not mean doing everything alone, not needing anybody, or living in isolation. It is about having the same choices as everyone else. Accordingly, a person with a disability should have the option to own a home. In this article, the authors discuss how cohousing communities work and why they are such a vital resource in the ongoing challenge of offering those with disabilities the same human rights that are afforded those without disabilities. The authors present some strategies for a person with a disability to live in his own home followed by a brief explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of each. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10