Integration Opportunities for Residents with Developmental Disabilities: Differences among Supported Living Sites and Residents

Abstract

The Neighborhood Living Project (NLP) offers a model of supported living for residents with developmental disabilities which includes measurement of social and physical integration as valued pro- gram outcomes. This preliminary study summarizes daily counts of integration activities for 50 residents from 8 supported living sites, over an average period of 2 years. The study investigates variations in these integration opportunities among individual residents, and among individual supported living sites. These opportunities did not systematically vary as a function of the level of mental retardation or number of disabilities documented for each resident, but did vary as a function of where the resident lived. The authors conclude that, for the NLP model program sample, integration outcomes depend largely upon where a person was served, not on the characteristics of the person.

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