Preparation of this case study was supported in part, through a subcontract to the Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University, from the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota. The Research and Training Center on Community Living is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (Cooperative Agreement No. H133B80048). The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and no endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education should be inferred.

INTRODUCTION

STUDY DESIGN AND RESEARCH METHODS

FINDINGS

I. Surviving the Institution and Struggling in the Community

II. A Staff Person or a Friend?

III. Community Supports: An Indepth Analysis

DISCUSSION

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