CENTER RESOURCES AND REPORTS ON COMMUNITY LIVING
The Center on Human Policy has developed a variety of reports and resources
on the integration of people with severe disabilities into community life.
The following reports explore the approach to community living described
in this bulletin and are available for the cost of copying and postage.
To get the full list of publications, please write: Center on Human Policy,
Syracuse University, 805 South Crouse Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13244-
2280. Orders may also be sent to this address, attention Rachael Zubal;
remittance should include 15% of your order or $2, whichever is greater,
for postage and handling. All orders must be prepaid in U.S. currency.
Telephone orders will not be accepted. Checks should be may payable to
the Center on Human Policy.
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Housing for People with Severe Disabilities: A Collection of Resource
Materials (1995) is an update of the 1990 information package and
provides an introduction to housing strategies and resources to promote
home ownership by people with disabilities and parents, to make housing
more accessible to all people, and to increase the development and use
of integrated housing options. (38 pages) $3.00
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Caught in the Continuum: A Critical Analysis of the Principle of
the Least Restrictive Environment (1988) by Steven J. Taylor is
a reprint of an article (Journal of The Association for Persons with
Severe Handicaps, 13(1), 41-53) which reviews the origin of LRE, analyzes
the conceptual and philosophical flaws of LRE especially for people with
severe disabilities, and contrasts integration with LRE as guiding principle.
(13 pages) $2.00
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Coming Home: From Deinstitutionalization to Supporting People in
Their Own Homes in Region VI, New Hampshire (1993) by Pam Walker
describes the efforts of the Area Agency for Developmental Services in
Region VI, New Hampshire, to shift from supporting people in group homes
to supporting them in their own homes. It offers important lessons for
agencies/regions facing the dual challenges of institutional closure and
promoting quality of life in the community. (21 pages) $2.60
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Making a Move: Advice from People First Members About Helping People
Move Out of Institutions and Nursing Homes (1990) by Connie Lyle
O'Brien and John O'Brien shares the perspective of about 40 People First
members on how People First members can help people moving from institutions
and nursing homes. (7 pages) $1.80
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More than Just a New Address: Images of Organization for Supported
Living Agencies (1991) by John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien
discusses the changes agencies must make in moving to a "supported living"
approach to community living and is based on in-depth work with a number
of agencies and individuals across the United States. (43 pages) $3.10
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Down Stairs that are Never Your Own: Supporting People with Developmental
Disabilities in Their Own Homes (1994) by John O'Brien is a reprint
of an article (Mental Retardation, 32(1), 1-6) that discusses the
historical and current meanings and dimensions of "house" and "home" for
people with developmental disabilities. (6 pages) $1.80
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Supporting Living: What's the Difference? (1993) by John
O'Brien discusses the differences between supported living and the traditional
ways of providing residential services, based on discussions among representatives
of supported living agencies. (18 pages) $2.20
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