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Choice in Housing: Gary's Story
By: Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled (CIAD)
Posted: Sep 8 09
Witnessed: 1075 veces
Regions: United States
Issues: Older persons
Tags: adult homes, Americans with Disabilities Act, CIAD, DAI, Disability Advocates, Disability rights, Gary Levin, mental illness, most-integrated setting, new york, Ocean House, Olmstead, Pathways to Housing, psychiatric disabilities, supported apartment, supported housing
Life in an institution is compared with life in the community, as Gary Levin moves out of Ocean House, a 125-bed adult home for the mentally ill, into his own supported apartment provided by Pathways to Housing.
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