Independent Living

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	Summer 2011 | A Roof Over Your Head magazine, housing, poverty, independent living	3.26 Mb
	Doing Whatever it Takes: Profiles of Peer Supported Transition report, independent living, personal story, personal supports	271.31 Kb
	Peer Mentoring for Community Living report, research, peer support, independent living	706.88 Kb
	Equal Service: A Better Vision for HandyDART report, transportation	70.11 Kb
	Envisioning Home: Research with Pearson Residents report, research, independent living, peer support	4.53 Mb
	GetStartedCSIL.PDF	255.55 Kb
	Guide to Individualized Funding report, research, independent living, personal support, self-help	853.86 Kb
	Hiring Personal Attendants powerpoint, self-help, home support	605.31 Kb
	Personal Support Network Underway article, independent living	187.27 Kb
	Participation Model report, independent living, personal supports	333.12 Kb
	Reaching Out, Weighing In report, independent living, community action	3.04 Mb
	Fall/Winter 2011 | Disabilities & the Digital Divide magazine, equipment, technology, personal supports	1.5 Mb
	Spring 2012 | Look What's Possible magazine, independent living, personal supports, personal story	1.34 Mb

Featured Resource

See this video about Laurie: a person with developmental disability who received a GPS Trekker through the Equipment and Assistive Technology Initiative. She is one step closer to greater independence and full participation within her community in Keremeos.

Featured Community Resource

BCPA, in partnership with the BC Ministry of Health, has developed the CSIL Online Workbook about Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL). CSIL is an alternative way for people with disabilities in BC to receive home support services.CSIL employers receive funds to purchase their own home support services
 

The CARMA Team

People with disabilities living with dignity in the community is part of our mission at the Community and Residents Mentors Association (CARMA).

Find resources here on equipment and assistive devices, home support and assistance, living in the community–and more.

Community and Residents Mentors Association

Personal Supports