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Hulgin, Kathy; And Others – 1996
This packet of information focuses on innovative practices related to supported living for people with disabilities. It opens with an article by John O'Brien, "Supported Living: What It's Not," which summarizes common misunderstandings of supported living. The next section describes eight innovative agencies in the area of support…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Housing, Independent Living
O'Brien, John – 1995
From April 11-14, 1995, the Onondaga Community Living (OCL) organization hosted a team of five visitors sponsored by Syracuse University's Center on Human Policy. OCL provides services to empower and individually support people with developmental disabilities. In investigating the organization's move toward the provision of individual supports in…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Empowerment, Group Homes
O'Connor, Susan; Racino, Julie Ann – 1989
This information package explores a "housing/support services" approach to residential services for individuals with severe disabilities. It provides an introduction to housing strategies and resources that can be used to promote home ownership by parents and people with disabilities, to make all housing more accessible, and to increase the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Financial Support, Group Homes
O'Brien, Connie Lyle; O'Brien, John – 2000
This paper traces the history of person-centered planning in programming for individuals with disabilities. It begins by describing the context shared by the first four methods of person-centered planning to emerge (Personal Futures Planning, Individual Design Sessions, Getting To Know You, and Twenty-Four Hour Planning) and some of their…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Disabilities
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Davis, Cheryl; Bullis, Michael – American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
This article summarizes 43 empirical studies of school-to-community transition of hearing-impaired persons with developmental disabilities; discusses data collection and interpretation issues; and recommends future research, development, and evaluation. The studies deal with such areas as career/vocational preparation, independent living skills,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Data Analysis, Developmental Disabilities
Reiman, John; And Others – 1992
This paper begins with an overview of the population of adolescents and young adults with deafness. More detailed information is then provided on the characteristics of lower achieving deaf persons and those with multiple disabling conditions. School-to-community transition experiences of these groups are then discussed, with special focus on the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Deafness, Education Work Relationship