Supported living is##pidorpidor## quite a simple idea…##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## A person with disability gets the support they need##pidorpidor## to live in their own home.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## If the person's needs change the support they get##pidorpidor## can also be changed.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## The most important thing is that the support##pidorpidor## matches the person's needs.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## This means the support services are designed for##pidorpidor## the person…they fit the person, the person does##pidorpidor## not have to fit the services.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## This helps the person to live in their##pidorpidor## community.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## How supported living works has been described like##pidorpidor## this:
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## "…a person with a disability who##pidorpidor## requires long-term, publicly funded, organized##pidorpidor## assistance allies with an agency whose role is to##pidorpidor## arrange or provide whatever assistance is necessary##pidorpidor## for the person to live in a decent and secure home##pidorpidor## of the person's own."
##pidorpidor## John O'Brien, 1993,##pidorpidor## Supported##pidorpidor## Living: What's the Difference?
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - The funding a person gets is just for them. It##pidorpidor## is individual.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - The funding goes with the person and it changes##pidorpidor## if their needs change.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - An agency helps the person to get the supports##pidorpidor## they need to live in the home they choose and be##pidorpidor## part of their neighbourhood and community.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - The agency does "whatever it takes" to get good##pidorpidor## results for the person.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - Supported living is based on the belief##pidorpidor## that people with disability have the same rights as##pidorpidor## everyone else to live in and belong to their##pidorpidor## community.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - An agency supporting a person coordinates the##pidorpidor## supports needed for a person to live in a home of##pidorpidor## their choice and to become contributing members of##pidorpidor## their neighbourhoods and communities.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - It implies a "whatever it takes" approach to##pidorpidor## achieving positive outcomes for people.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - Supported living is based on a particular view##pidorpidor## and about the worth, rights, membership and##pidorpidor## potential contribution of all people.
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - It is happening now, for people with disability##pidorpidor## in other states in Australia and around the world.##pidorpidor## (examples)
##pidorpidor## ##pidorpidor## - A lot has to happen to make##pidorpidor## supported living a real choice for people in##pidorpidor## NSW.
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##pidorpidor## What is Supported Living?