Make the Day Matter! : Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities

English

ISBN: 1557667136

EAN: 9781557667137

Category: Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments

Publisher: Brookes Publishing

Release Date: 05/31/2007

Synopsis: With this illuminating resource, professionals can tap into the best, most current knowledge on helping adults with significant disabilities enjoy active, rewarding, and meaningful daytimes in their communities. Readers will get proven ideas for supporting adults as they find or create employment that fits their goals and desires, pursue their interests and hobbies, participate in postsecondary education, develop social relationships and community connections, explore opportunities for paid self-advocacy and systems change work, and maintain active and healthy lifestyles as they age. Detailed case studies from across the country combine with practical guidelines to show readers how to replicate success stories, and extensive discussion of organizational change helps facilitate the critical shift from facility-based to community-based services.

Make the Day Matter! : Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.4 inches

Width: 6.33 inches

Length: 8.97 inches

Weight: 9.45 oz

Pages: 192