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Supports for Community Living
Contains information about innovative, or creative practices in person-centered residential services, including agencies that have converted from providing group home to individualized residential services.
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Managed by: Angela Amado of Research and Training Center on Community Living, University of Minnesota
Product Categories
Books and Printed Material (41 Products)
Electronic Media (34 Products)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects (30 Products)
Online Forums (1 Products)
Other (5 Products)
People Who Can Help (9 Products) 
Books and Printed Material
 | "Community for All" Tool Kit: Resources for Supporting Community Living
A useful set of resources for promoting deinstitutionalization and institutional closure. It contains research on deinstitutionalization, as well as advocacy strategies to promote deinstitutionalization. | | A Comparative Analysis of Quality and Costs in Village Communities, Residential Campuses and Dispersed Housing Schemes: Summary & Implications
A report on consumer outcomes, quality of care, staffing and service costs for residential services in the United Kingdom. Policy implications are also examined. | | A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in Indiana
This report summarizes findings of a case study of Indiana's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam. | | A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in Louisiana
This report summarizes findings of a case study of Louisiana's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam. | | A Review of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Program in New Jersey
This report summarizes findings of a case study of New Jersey's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services progam. | | Abilities: Canada's Lifestyle Magazine for People with Disabilities
A quarterly magazine featuring many empowering and interesting articles
for people with disabilities.
| | Articles on Person-Centered Supports and Quality By Michael J. Kendrick PhD
Writings on person-centered issues and quality from an international leader in the field. | | Australasian Code of Ethics for Direct Support Professionals
A guide for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) on how to work in the best interests of people with disability, especially where difficult decisions have to be made and people's values and priorities are challenged or questioned. | | Celebrating the Ordinary: The Emergence of Options in Community Living as a Thoughtful Organization
This book is about one of the first agencies in the country that was designed on the principles of person-centered planning and supportive living. It has stories, pictures, documents, and policies that tell its story over time. | | Community Integration Policy and Practice Abstracts
This product is a listing of journal articles about community integration and community inclusion. It includes a brief summary of each article. | | Community Supports for Aging Adults with Lifelong Disabilities
This book provides information on how to work with older adults with developmental disabilities. | | Cooking Made Easy
Cooking Made Easy is a cookbook for people with developmental disabilities who can read. Recipes are broken down into detailed, easy to understand steps. Every recipe is coded from 1-5 according to level of difficulty. | | Creating a Meaningful Day: An Innovative Curriculum for Adults with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
A curriculum for supporting adults with significant intellectual disabilities. It teaches relationship skills and other skills and activities to help create meaningful days. | | Developing Individual Budgets and Reimbursement Levels Using the Supports Intensity Scale
This report describes recent progress in moving state developmental disability systems using HCBS waivers toward greater efficiency and equity. | | Direct Support Professional Resource Guides
Eleven resource guides for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who work in group homes. | | Filthy Lucre, Creating Better Value in Long Term Supports
A paper that discusses issues of rate-setting and person-centered budgeting in support of self-determination | | Getting Around: Teaching Community Mobility Skills to Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities
This 49-page manual provides an overview and training details to help people with disabilities better understand how to use community transportation. | | Getting Life
A fictional story of young adults living in a nursing home who fight to live independently. | | Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities Encouraging Inclusion and Participation
This book is about making community living better for people with disabilities. | | How are we doing? Informational Indicators for Achieving Quality Outcomes and for Olmstead Plan Formation and Implementation
This paper examines the results of four states including trends from 1988 to 2002 to see if people are getting the services their interdisciplinary teams have identified. | | Let's Cook! Healthy Meals for Independent Living
This cookbook is easy to use. It has pictures of the food used in each recipe, step-by-step instructions, and a lot of information about healthy eating. | | Managing My Money Banking and Budgeting Basics
This book teaches people with disabilities the basics of managing their money. | | Members of Each Other: Building Community in Company with People with Developmental Disabilities
A book with a strong values-based foundation for providing supports for individuals with disabilities. It is a strong resource about person-centered planning and self-directed supports.
| | On My Own: A Resource Guide for Living Independently
A book for people getting ready to live on their own! Chapters cover moving, safety tips, managing attendants, cooking, etiquette, housekeeping, employment, time management and a resource section. | | One Person at a Time
"One Person at a Time" is a book about life stories and agency changes that occur when each person is listened to and supported one person at time. | | Raising Difficult Issues with your Service Provider
This booklet helps consumers begin dialogue and raise issues with their service provider. | | Respectful Relationships and Effective Teaching
This new resource teaches in clear, everyday terms how to interpret behavioral messages from individuals with disabilities whose lives and actions are often misunderstood. | | Roles Based Planning
A book with tools based on social role valorization and person-centered planning and the differences these tools have made.
| | S. 1298 - Medicaid Community-based Attendant Services and Supports Act (MiCASSA) Reintroduced
Announcement concerning the re-introduction of the systems change legislative initiative known as MiCASSA.
| | Sharing Community: Strategies, Tips and Lessons Learned From Experiences of Community Building at Options
Through photos and stories, this handbook has twenty tips and lessons for helping people with developmental disabilities to have community membership | | Simply for the Love of It: A Beginner's Guide to Support Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
A book for direct support professionals which is designed to serve as a "primer" for working with individuals with disabilities in a very person-centered manner. | | Stories of Transitions to the Adult World
This book has stories about four young people who have disabilities. They are working toward post high school goals into adulthood. | | Successful Transition Programs Pathways for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Second Edition
A book about the best ways to help high school students with disabilities prepare for adult life. | | The Down Syndrome Issues and Information Adult Living Series
A series of books that deals with different parts of the adult life of someone with Down Syndrome. | | The Impacts of Supportive Housing on Neighborhoods and Neighbors
An analysis of the impacts of supportive housing programs on neighborhood property values and crime rates. | | The Normalization Principle from Changing Patterns in Residential Services for the Mentally Retarded
This is the classic description of the "principles of normalization" for persons with intellectual disabilities. | | The Origin and Nature of Our Institutional Models, book chapter from "Changing Patterns in Residential Services for the Mentally Retarded
This classic work provides a detailed description of the historical evolution of residential institutional models for people with mentally retardation in the United States. | | The Safeguards Letter
This occasional newsletter has many articles that help readers think about what it's like to be part of the community when you have a disability and receive services.
| | Training Person-Centered Planning Facilitators: A Compendium of Ideas
This is a manual with formats and resources for training people to
facilitate Person Centered Planning meetings. | | Transition from School to Work and Community Services
A guide to the development and delivery of quality transition services - both school-to-work, and school-to-life in the community. | | Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties
A book about the best ways to help these students as they move from school to work. |
Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)
| "Our Story" DVD
"Our Story" DVD shows how supported living has been realized by thousands of Californians with disabilities. Use it as an introduction for participants and family, a training tool for staff, and the short version can be shared with legislators. | | A Comparative Analysis of Quality and Costs in Village Communities, Residential Campuses and Dispersed Housing Schemes: Summary & Implications
A report on consumer outcomes, quality of care, staffing and service costs for residential services in the United Kingdom. Policy implications are also examined. | | A Credo for Support: People First Version
A revised edition of a powerful video. It is set to music and offers suggestions for people who support someone with a disability. Read by self-advocates, the suggestions prompt viewers to question common views of disability, professionalism, and support. | | A Passion for Justice
A video about the work of Robert Perske, advocate with people who have developmental disabilities and have been convicted of serious crimes they did not commit. | | Aging with Autism: Defining the Future
This is a series of DVDs about autism. | | Becoming Independent
This film is about 3 young adults with disabilities, and shows them at work and home. It explains their lives, hopes and dreams for the future. | | Bill and Dave's Corner
This is a page on the CIRCL web site used to post program designs, employment agreements, and job descriptions for supported living services. It is named after Bill Silverberg and Dave Denniston. | | Center for Personal Assistance Services
The Center for Personal Assistance Services (PAS) provides the latest research and news for, and about the DSPs who help people at home and in the community. | | Community Services Reporter
An online monthly periodical that features developmental disabilities services across the United States. | | Consumer Direction in Personal Assistance, Home Care Training
Training for Personal Assistants supporting persons who are disabled or disabled/elderly and direct their own care.
| | DisabilityTraining.org
The goal of this web site is to advertise and encourage training and education to build supportive communities for Iowans with disabilities. | | Ending Disability Segregation
This is an online presentation. It shares reasons why people with disabilities should be included in community life. | | Everyday Heroes
This video tells stories about direct support professionals and how they have made it possible for people with disabilities to achieve their dreams. | | ILRU Virtual Independent Living Coach
ILRU offers an online discussion group where you can participate in lively discussions on topics related to independent living. | | Include Me- Stories of Inclusion and Citizenship
Video documentary where people with disabilities tell their stories and talk about the ways in which they have become active and involved citizens in their communities. | | Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
A film telling the true story about the married life between two people who both have developmental disabilities. | | Long Term Support for Individuals With Disabilities - Part II: Supporting Adults with Mental Retardation and/or Developmental Disabilities
This brief gives background information the MR/DD population and describes some major information and service needs. The brief also talks about the work of ADRC grantees serving the population and provides resources to aid planning and operations. | | Managing My Money Banking and Budgeting Basics
This book teaches people with disabilities the basics of managing their money. | | Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
MACIL is a web site that is dedicated to providing information about independent living and services available to Minnesotans that are provided by Minnesota's eight Centers for Independent Living (CILs). | | National Organization on Disability (NOD)
The mission of The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. | | Our House
This flim tells the story of three people who have disabilities. They are living outside an institution for the first time in years. | | Outcomes and Costs of Community Living: Semi-Independent Living and Group Homes
This Australian study compares consumer outcomes and residential service costs for matched residents living semi-independently or in group homes. The entire report is available on the internet.
| | Policy approaches to framing social inclusion and social exclusion: An overview
This report explains the need, and pushes for better social inclusion policy. | | Principles and Practices of Building Community Series
This is a DVD library of six sessions of training providing skills and education on some of the most important concepts of community living. The lessons provide compassionate, humorous and provocative training. | | Research Information for Independent Living
Consumer-driven database containing independent living (IL) research reviews written in non-researcher language.
| | Scoop Essentials: In Search Of Home Sweet Home
An online article about housing options available to persons with disabilities. It shows how things have changed over the last 40-50 years. Visitors can ask questions or add comments and these will appear below article. | | Social Participation and Rural/Vulnerable Communities: Does Asset Ownership Matter?
This paper is based on a comprehensive review of the relevant literature. It examines the impact of owning your own home on meaningful and participatory social inclusion. | | Social Role Valorization
This website provides information and some resources about Social Role Valorization (SRV), information about training opportunities and a forum for discussion. | | Stories of Transitions to the Adult World
This book has stories about four young people who have disabilities. They are working toward post high school goals into adulthood. | | Supporting Self-Determination
A video to teach DSPs how to support the self-determination of the people they assist. | | The National Resource Center on Supported Living and Choice
A website that provides information on research papers and articles related to supported living, inclusion, disability studies, disability rights, and advocacy, and links to other major disability websites. | | This Is YOUR Right
A news show anchored by people with disabilities, these 2 videos from Irene M. Ward poke fun at faked reality commercials and present thoughtful news on living with disability. " | | Training Resource Network eStore
eStore website with resources on the full inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities | | Vision of Community
"Vision of Community" is a video-tape that shares the individual support stories of five individuals experiencing life, a choice at a time. |
Organizations, Programs, and Projects
| ABCD Training Group
The Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Training Group offers practical training on using ABCD principles from John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann's many publications such as "Building Communities From The Inside Out". | | Access to Assets
A World Institute on Disability project that is learning new ways for people with disabilities to manage their money and make it grow. The project staff share what they are learning with people who have disabilities and financial planners. | | Adult Family Homes and Family Home Agencies
California has established Family Home Agencies as private organizations to recruit and approve Adult family Homes, monitor and provide training. Homes support one or two adults with developmental disabilities in family residences as extended families.
| | Best Practices
Open forums to share innovative, state-of-the-art, culturally sensitive, and individual and family-centered practices. Stakeholders have the opportunity for an exchange of innovative ideas in monthly get-togethers and an annual fair.
| | Centers for Independent Living
This product is community centers that exist all around the United States, and the world, to assist persons with disabilities to leave institutions and live independently in the community. | | Community Education Network on Disability
A network of community education programs serving adults with disabilities in Minnesota. | | Community Entry Services
An innovative grassroots program to provide community supports to persons with acquired brain injuries in Wyoming. The program has unique supported living homes, supported employment, training in cultural diversity, and unique outdoor recreation. | | Diligio
Diligio is a not-for-profit educational and support agency working with the principles of Social Role Valorization.
| | Empowerment Network Unlimited, Inc.
Empowerment Network Unlimited, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation that value-based information, training, grant writing, and other services to help people with disabilities and those supporting them to pursue inclusive lifestyles. | | Inclusion Research Institute
A research and information center that shares ideas about recent innovations promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all types of settings. | | Jay Nolan Community Services
a Calfornia agency for people with autism which closed 13 group homes | | Kentucky Consumer Directed Option
A program that allows Kentucky Medicaid waiver members to choose who provides their non-medical waiver services. Members can direct all or some of their waiver services. | | KeyRing
An organization that helps people from England and Wales to live independently in their own homes. It also seeks to allow members to share their skills and talents with each other and with their communities. | | KFI (Katahdin Friends, Inc.)
An award-winning agency in Maine known for providing individualized support. | | Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
MACIL is a web site that is dedicated to providing information about independent living and services available to Minnesotans that are provided by Minnesota's eight Centers for Independent Living (CILs). | | Monadnock Developmental Services
A pioneering agency in supporting self-determination | | Money Follows the Person Grants
A federal program that assists states in helping create more opportunities for the elderly and people with disabilities to move from institutions to the community. | | Mountain Regional Services, Inc.
A program in Wyoming especially for people who have dual diagnoses | | National Organization on Disability (NOD)
The mission of The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. | | Neighbours Inc. Consulting and Training Services
Neighbours Inc. is an innovative non-profit organization created specifically to support people with disabilities and their families in choosing and designing a life for themselves within their local towns and neighborhoods. | | Neighbours, Inc.
An innovative agency based in New Jersey known for helping with disabilities become included in the community. | | Onondaga Community Living
Innovate supported living and supported employment in New York | | Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Mentoring programs for youth with disabilities. | | Project Grow
This is an Arts, Farming, Yoga and Music project at Port City Development. It includes, supports and is empowered by people with disabilities.
| | Realizations
An organization that serves people with disabilities in Kentucky. They provide person-centered supports that are specific to each individual. | | Social Development Partnerships Program-Disability Component and Community Inclusion Initiative of Canada
This Canadian initiative supports full inclusion of people with disabilities. In 2005 over 7.2 million dollars was legislated for this effort. | | Supported Community Living program in Midland, Michigan
An award-winning approach to supporting persons with developmental disabilities toward full community inclusion | | Survey on full participation in independent living
Survey on independent living and the participation of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in society | | The Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE)
The National Home of Your Own Alliance helps people with developmental disabilities to become owners of their own homes. | | The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL)
The Council provides accreditation, monitoring, evaluation, training and consultation services to provider organizations. |
Online Forums
| Center for Personal Assistance Services
The Center for Personal Assistance Services (PAS) provides the latest research and news for, and about the DSPs who help people at home and in the community. |
Other
People Who Can Help
| Angela Amado
Angela Amado has conducted training throughout the U.S., Canada, and also in the Netherlands and Israel on person-centered planning, friendships between people with and without developmental disabilities, community building, self-determination, and per... | | Bob Jones
I am an instructor in the two-year Disability and Community Support program at Red River College College. I have been involved over the last two years with a group of people conducting "retreats" under the general title; "Developing and Sustaining Lead... | | David Wetherow
Facilitation and training in PATH, person-centered planning, self-determination and community living.
| | Deborah Reidy
Deborah Reidy is President of Reidy Associates, a consulting service which helps to create organizations that contribute to the social good. Reidy Associates specializes in developing leaders, planning and implementing desired futures, and building te... | | Howard J. Miller, PhD
Effective facilitator of learning and behavior change for people serving people at every level from top management up to direct care. Extraordinarily strong focus on self-advocacy as THE solution for problems companies serving people might encounter in... | | Mike Green
Mike works from a citizen-centered perspective with local people at the center. The focus is on two organizing questions: organizing local citizens and their allies to mobilize their local resources to work together to solve problems, and how agencies ... | | Pat Fratangelo
Onondaga Community Living (OCL) is an organization that transitioned from providing group home services to personalized services. We provide personalized suports to adults with developmental disabilities in every type of service that we do, whether it ... | | Patti Scott
I am the CEO and co-founder of Neighbours, Inc, an innovative organization providing self-directed supports to people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I regularly provide training and consultation on all aspects of organizational change (moving to self... | | Roger Stancliffe
Dr. Stancliffe is a specialist in reserach and evaluation of many aspects of community living. His interests include self-determination, (individualized) funding, supported living, Active Support, and costs. He has conducted many studies about cost-... |
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