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HCBS Guide: Supporting The Right To A Community Life

HCBS Guide: Supporting The Right To A Community Life

Posted on March 16, 2018

Receive guidance about supporting people's advocacy for community living.

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HCBS Guide: Your Right To A Community Life

HCBS Guide: Your Right To A Community Life

Posted on March 16, 2018

Access information and tools for advocacy about the HCBS Settings Rule

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There’s No Place Like Home: Choices

There’s No Place Like Home: Choices

Posted on January 22, 2020

This factsheet explores people with IDD and family members’ choices about where they would live, who they would live with, and their neighborhood.

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There’s No Place Like Home: Community Inclusion

There’s No Place Like Home: Community Inclusion

Posted on January 22, 2020

This factsheet highlights the importance of community to people with IDD and provides recommendations for expanding integration.

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There’s No Place Like Home: Dream Homes

There’s No Place Like Home: Dream Homes

Posted on January 22, 2020

This factsheet examines what factors increase people with IDD’s satisfaction regarding where they live, as well as what they want in a dream home.

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There’s No Place Like Home: Why People Move

There’s No Place Like Home: Why People Move

Posted on January 22, 2020

This factsheet details common reasons people with IDD moved and how people found information about the housing options that were available to them.

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There’s No Place Like Home: A National Housing Study

There’s No Place Like Home: A National Housing Study

Posted on January 22, 2020

CQL and The Arc have authored a technical report following a national study on IDD housing.

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