The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
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The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
Before 1970 the road for people with DD was clutter with debris and the path unclear
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
The main road without supports was rough for us. Many were left on the side watching life go by.
Then came some supports to make this main road smoother for people with DD
and their families
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
At that time, while we began to receive the supports to meet our unique needs, for
whatever reason, these supports were not to be used on the main road
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
So we had to start our own path, which unwittingly led towards separateness,
inequality and lack of choice
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
The American’s with Disabilities Act, IDEA, Fair Housing Act and Olmstead paved our backroad
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
Pretty nice road now! However, separate does not lead to Equality
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
Just to keep it real; the road that the non-disabled take to freedom, opportunity and equality is not perfect, but it is the road we
want to travel with them
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
Fairy Tale Reality
How do we not only get on the main road, but navigate it?
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
We need to merge carefully
Bring our appropriate supports
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
And with:
The vision is:Not just to be included, but to be an integral part of society - Equal worth with an equal
opportunity to contribute
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
Separate Roads One of many traveling towards a desired destination together
The Way to Equality
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
• Early intervention in lest restrictive environment (Daycare/home)
• Employment First• Community Housing &
neighborhood involvement• True self-determination
(freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and to have dreams realized)
• The dignity of risk• Financial stability
• Early intervention in medical settings
• Sheltered Employment• Nursing Homes, ICF/mr, Long-
term residential DD centers• ISP’s that don’t reflect true
desires• Overprotection, imbalance of
supports which shelter persons from experiencing society and vice-versa
• “Supported poverty” for life
Dead End RoadVs.
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
It’s less costly to keep most people in their community!
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
What do we need?
The Long Road Towards Equality for People with DD
CreatedBy,
Renee Wood