What is it about?
The purpose of this paper is to explore alumni perceptions of a long-duration, immersive, independent living program and its influence on community independent living for people with physical disabilities.
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Why is it important?
The Independent Living Movement seeks to promote independence for people living with disabilities by encouraging them to direct their own care. Programs exist that strive to teach individuals the necessary skills to live independently; however, these programs have not been widely researched. This paper is a qualitative evaluation of a long-duration, immersive, independent living skills education program.
Perspectives
I hope this article makes people aware of the immense benefit of a long-duration, immersive program that strive to teach people living with disabilities the necessary skills to live independently. In turn, I hope this will translate to more funding and awareness for such programs to be developed.
Sophia Ho
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This page is a summary of: Getting on with life: a qualitative evaluation of an independent living skills education program for people with physical disabilities, Disability and Rehabilitation, May 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1604820.
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