A report was written recently about the adjustments of
community living by the National Disability Rights Network. The report focused on people with
physical/mental challenges moving from mental facilities to community
residences in North Carolina and Alabama.
Their experiences were supervised by representatives at the federal
level and activists organizations in each state.
People with physical/mental challenges were generally happy
about being a part of community living.
They had more freedom to select meals. Choosing bedtimes was also an
advantage.
However, community living did show some barriers for people
with physical/mental challenges. Kids
were absent from school and people who needed communication devices weren’t
given one. People that wanted jobs in a
community setting obtained employment doing paperwork.
“The findings demonstrate that institutions can be closed
and individuals with disabilities moved into community settings, but their
quality of life can be no more independent and integrated than their lives in
institutions unless community integration efforts include monitoring and
advocacy,” said Curt Decker, executive director of the National Disability
Rights Network.
Living transition: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/12/01/transition-institutions-community/14552/
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