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  2. Independent living - Wikipedia

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    The Independent Living Movement [2] grew out of the disability rights movement, which began in the 1960s.The IL Movement works at replacing the special education and rehabilitation experts' concepts of integration, normalization and rehabilitation with a new paradigm developed by people with disabilities themselves. [3]

  3. Accessible housing - Wikipedia

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    Accessible housing refers to the construction or modification (such as through renovation or home modification) of housing to enable independent living for persons with disabilities. Accessibility is achieved through architectural design, but also by integrating accessibility features such as modified furniture, shelves and cupboards, or even ...

  4. Supported living - Wikipedia

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    Supported living also developed along different trend lines in the US, two of which included a broadening of the community living concepts in the new community paradigms of community membership [28] of support and empowerment [29] [30] of conversion from an institutional to a community paradigm [31] of person-centered planning [32] of community regeneration (and neighborhood assets) [33] and ...

  5. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Accessible public transportation was a major focus of ACCD in 1978. That year, the coalition also demonstrated to prevent a rumored veto by President Carter of the 1978 Rehabilitation Act Amendments. That law provided federal funds for independent living centers. In both transportation and independent living, the seeds ACCD planted were fertile.

  6. Services and supports for people with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    They result in substantial limitations in three or more of the following areas: self-care, comprehension and language, skills (receptive and expressive language), learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, economic self-sufficiency, or ability to function independently without coordinated services (continuous need for ...

  7. National Council on Independent Living - Wikipedia

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    The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) is an American nonprofit organization focused on disability rights advocacy. It is a membership organization of centers for independent living that provide services, advocacy, and referrals to people with disabilities; statewide independent living councils; and other organizations with related ...

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