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Topic Snapshot: Community Living

Consumer Brochures

• AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure
  This brochure describes how AT can assist students to transition to adult life.
  
• Stay at Home/ Returning to the Home
  This brochure describe how AT can assist a person maintain and improve function in their own home.
  
• Vehicle Modification Brochure
  The brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified.
  
• Visitability Brochure - Home Design for Diverse Populations
  This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.

  Consumer Brochures can be downloaded from the Grantees Only section of the website.

Transition for Aging and Elderly

• AT for People in Nursing Facilities and Transitioning to the Community

AT and Transition to Adult Life

• Topic Snapshot: Transition

Legislation

• Olmstead v. L. C. (1999) - Supreme Court Ruling (1999) -- Available formats: external link
  Issued in July 1999, this decision clearly challenges federal, state, and local governments to develop more opportunities for individuals with disabilities through more accessible systems of cost-effective community-based services. The Olmstead decision interpreted Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its implementing regulation, requiring States to administer their services, programs, and activities "in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities."

Reports

• Position Paper: Visit-Able Homes, Visit-Able Communities in Wisconsin (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
  This is a call to pass legislation on visitability in the state of Wisconsin. It defines the concept of visitability

Last Updated April 2011