SELECTED RESOURCES AND REPORTS
ON COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

Personal Relationships and Social Networks: Facilitating the Participation of Individuals with Disabilities (1991) by Zana Marie Lutfiyya includes an overview article, three articles which describe the experiences of people with disabilities who have nondisabled friends and are part of a network of people, and an annotated bibliography. (99 pages) $5.15

Materials on Self-Determination (1990) by Bonnie Shoultz, Michael J. Kennedy and Nirmala Ervelles includes an overview article on self-advocacy and an annotated bibliography. (12 pages) $2.00

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

Designing Policies in Support of Inclusive Community: Questions for Decision Makers (1989) by John O'Brien asks policymakers to examine the effects of funding priorities and service policy decisions on the capacity of communities to include people with disabilities. (10 pages) $1.95

Signs of Community Building (1989) by John O'Brien summarizes a visit with people involved in community building activities in the Phoenixville-Kimberton area of Chester County, Pennsylvania. (7 pages) $1.80

On Accepting Relationships Between People with Mental Retardation and Nondisabled People: Towards an Understanding of Acceptance (1989) by Steven J. Taylor and Robert Bogdan is a reprint of an article (Disability, Handicap & Society, 4(1), 21-26) that outlines the sociology of acceptance, a theoretical framework for understanding relationships between people with mental retardation and typical people. (16 pages) $3.05

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 a guiding principle. (13 pages) $2.00

Cultivating Thinking Hearts: Letters from The Lifesharing Safeguards Project (1994) by Helen Zipperlen and John O'Brien is an exploration of the rich mix of concepts that arise from and apply to the creation of effective safeguards for lifesharing households (where people with and without disabilities choose life together); a booklet of essays and letters from various perspectives. Available at $1.25 (charge is for shipping only)

Unfolding Capacity: People with Disabilities and Their Allies Building Better Communities Together (1994) by John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien offers a perspective on community building around and with people with substantial disabilities and explores five commitments that build community. (14 pages) $2.10

Assistance with Integrity: The Search for Accountability and the Lives of People with Developmental Disabilities (1993) by John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien is a discussion piece, intended to stimulate controversy and dispute, about support for people who rely on service providers for 24-hour assistance. It addresses the field's concerns about such issues as safety, quality, and the potential for abuse, and calls for major reorganization of the current system of service provision. (50 pages) $3.35

Supported 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

Remembering the Soul of Our Work: Stories by the Staff of Options in Community Living, Madison, Wisconsin (1992) edited by John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien collects 150 stories written between 1987 and 1991 by Options staff who support people with disabilities in their own homes. Their stories effectively communicate some of the qualities that make their work meaningful. (159 pages) $15.00

Supports for Community Living: A Case Study (1991) by Rannveig Traustadottir is a qualitative study which examines in detail the supports provided to one individual with severe disabilities and the role this support in enabling him to become a part of community life. (44 pages) $3.45

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