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Texas state supported living centers (formerly state schools) are a collection of residential facilities run by the state for people with intellectual disabilities in Texas, United States. The schools, operated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission operate under the Federal Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with ...
These programs were aimed to provide transitional supported accommodation and related support services, in order to help people who were homeless to achieve the maximum possible degree of self-reliance and independence. [1] Each of the states and territories runs a SAAP program, [2] providing accommodation to 100,000 homeless Australians.
The Brenham State Supported Living Center (formerly Brenham State School) is a state-operated living center for disabled people along Texas State Highway 36 in Brenham, Texas. It is operated by the Texas Health and Human Services. [1] In 1969 the 61st Texas Legislature passed
Supported living is the term given by local authorities in the United Kingdom to encompass a range of services designed to help citizens with disabilities retain their independence in their local community. Previously, housing and support were usually provided by a charity or local council. Now mentally and physically disabled people can live ...
Sheltered housing is self-contained and easy to manage, ranging from a simple bedsit to a large flat or small house. Such schemes are distinct from a nursing home or care home in that the tenants are usually able to look after themselves, are active and are afforded a degree of independence; equally, sheltered housing differs from a retirement community which is generally leasehold (owner ...
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, [7] Arc of the United States, [9] the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), [10] and the National Disability Rights Network [11] advocate supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship. The position of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network is that guardianships deprive people of the right to make ...