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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.
What does assistive What does assistive technology have to do technology have to do with community living?with community living?
Answer: EVERYTHING!Answer: EVERYTHING!
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