Community Inclusion

Community involvement is one of the biggest challenges for people with disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders often do not participate in ways that are meaningful to community activities, they can demonstrate their abilities, build true relationships with others, recognize and respect others, You can acquire skills, or simply learn. pleasant

True community involvement involves personal relationships, shared interests when people with disabilities and community residents meet regularly in the natural environment, such as churches, grocery stores, restaurants and other community environments , Shared value, and continuous interaction.

It enriches our family's life; it stimulates and fulfills their needs for human interaction

This is a means to develop basic community support that minimizes the impact of Medicaid's funds reduction.

One of the prerequisites included is value. There should be a potential cause of comprehensiveness and sustainability. Comprehensiveness needs to provide value, to meet potential needs, be valuable to the community, and have value to the disabled. Key to maintain value range tolerance

Parent-led projects are more successful than agency projects in promoting community integration as parents tend to be more successful in their families.

Community integration Community integration is a comprehensive environment in which people with all abilities and backgrounds can work, live, go to school, or play together. The participation of the community includes at least six elements, presence, selection, ability, respect, participation, and ownership. Presence - People participate in all environments without obstacles, such as classrooms, meeting plans, companies, communities, and community events. Selection - People will have a diversity of life experiences to choose from. These different experiences will help him / her decide what he / she wants to participate and who will choose to participate in these activities. Competency - People have the opportunity to learn because their strengths and contributions are acknowledged. Role of respect and attention: People are treated as one person - and they are being evaluated by others and can not be thought of as having problems

Community involvement (or the opportunity to live like other people) should lead to the presence of communities and participation of people with disabilities, as well as all the others without the label of persons with disabilities. Why should I promote the participation of the community? The integration of the community is all right. Here are some legal and policy grounds for community integration: • What is personal benefit? • What is this gift for this person? • What goals and dreams does this person have for community life? • What is the focus of life over the next few years? • Which community do you want to go to? • What kind of skill is required for this person to function well in the lifestyle he wants? • What do I need for personal support? • What materials are available in the community? • Which resources will help meet the needs of people?