Comments on: Families Get Creative With Special Needs Living http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/09/17/farm-for-autism/4958/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: MAres http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/09/17/farm-for-autism/4958/comment-page-1/#comment-618 MAres Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:40:19 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=4958#comment-618 This is not a new idea. People with various labels of disability have been sequestered, congregated and segregated for too long. I understand that desperation has prompted family members to resort to this old model. Can it be that each of the 10's of people being put on the farm really has that as their life goal or dream? This is not a new idea. People with various labels of disability have been sequestered, congregated and segregated for too long. I understand that desperation has prompted family members to resort to this old model.

Can it be that each of the 10′s of people being put on the farm really has that as their life goal or dream?

]]> By: macdoodle http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/09/17/farm-for-autism/4958/comment-page-1/#comment-605 macdoodle Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:00:25 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=4958#comment-605 This is exactly the kind of innovation that needs to be grown. Trying to put all people with disabilities in the same size box does not work. Many people who need 24 hour care or monitoring would be better served be in - voluntary- client oriented group settings unless/until they can move to training or employment. Once there are many of these to chose from standards will stay high to keep the rooms filled. Trying to manage workers who may or may not be motivated or skilled on your own is tough. This is exactly the kind of innovation that needs to be grown.

Trying to put all people with disabilities in the same size box does not work.

Many people who need 24 hour care or monitoring would be better served be in – voluntary-
client oriented group settings unless/until they can move to training or employment.

Once there are many of these to chose from standards will stay high to keep the rooms filled.

Trying to manage workers who may or may not be motivated or skilled on your own is tough.

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