Supported Community Living ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SELF-DETERMINATION.

Supported Supported Community LivingCommunity Living

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SELF-DETERMINATIONSELF-DETERMINATION

Supported Community LivingSupported Community LivingCDR Pilot ProjectCDR Pilot Project

Helping people to move out of group Helping people to move out of group homes or childhood family homes and homes or childhood family homes and into their own apartments or housesinto their own apartments or houses

Helping people work with a circle of Helping people work with a circle of friends to achieve their dreams and friends to achieve their dreams and goalsgoals

Helping people become full members Helping people become full members of the community in which they live, of the community in which they live, work and playwork and play

NON-TRADITIONAL NON-TRADITIONAL SUPPORTSSUPPORTS

Home ownership Home leasing options Renting apartments in the community Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Interviewing and hiring support staff Securing meaningful employment Building relationships as full

participants in the community.

In the In the communitcommunit

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Freedom of movement

HOMEOWNERSHIPHOMEOWNERSHIP

Dreams & GoalsDreams & Goals

What does assistive What does assistive technology have to do technology have to do with community living?with community living?

Answer: EVERYTHING!Answer: EVERYTHING!

Tammy’s New Home

Support Staff

ALREADY “ADAPTED”ALREADY “ADAPTED”

MOBILITY

Sometimes you Sometimes you get lucky!get lucky!

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SOLUTIONS

SIMPLE IDEASSIMPLE IDEAS Do-it-yourself Do-it-yourself

reachers (PVC pipe)reachers (PVC pipe) Larger knobs Larger knobs

(Lowe’s)(Lowe’s) Large button phoneLarge button phone Speaker phonesSpeaker phones PERSPERS Do-it-yourself door Do-it-yourself door

pullspulls Hand held shower Hand held shower

headhead

Wooden “risers”Wooden “risers” Furniture slides for Furniture slides for

almost anythingalmost anything Lightweight Lightweight

sweeperssweepers Big button remotesBig button remotes Saran quick coversSaran quick covers

Our GoalOur Goal

Our aim is to improve one’s quality of life and expand upon resources while enabling people to make decisions and choices regarding their lives in an effort to take control of their own lives.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSCOMMUNITY PARTNERS

Babcock CenterBabcock Center Benedict College CDCBenedict College CDC Center for Disability Center for Disability

ResourcesResources Charles Lea CenterCharles Lea Center Chesterfield Board of Chesterfield Board of

DisabilitiesDisabilities Cherokee DSN BoardCherokee DSN Board Disability Action Disability Action

CenterCenter

Mt. Horeb United Mt. Horeb United Methodist ChurchMethodist Church

Newberry County Newberry County DSNBDSNB

Protection & AdvocacyProtection & Advocacy Richland/Lexington Richland/Lexington

DSN BoardDSN Board SCDDSNSCDDSN SC State Housing & SC State Housing &

Finance AuthorityFinance Authority

For More InformationFor More Information

Meghan Trowbridge, LMSWMeghan Trowbridge, LMSW

Director of Community Director of Community DevelopmentDevelopment

Center for Disability ResourcesCenter for Disability Resources

USC/School of Medicine/PEDSUSC/School of Medicine/PEDS

Columbia, SC 29208Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 935-5634Phone: (803) 935-5634

Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

Jerome HugginsJerome Huggins

Self-determination Self-determination ConsultantConsultant

3525 Eve Drive3525 Eve Drive

Columbia, SC 29210Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 561-9509Phone: (803) 561-9509