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ADULT DAY PROGRAMS

Some adults with developmental disabilities participate in day programs with other adults with disabilities and adults who are paid (staff) to provide a program. A typical program might offer a range of activities: supported work at the center or in the community, skill development (food preparation, communication and money management), shopping, recreational activities, eating and socializing.

Shifting attitudes, changes in public laws and policies, and activism on the part of adults with disabilities and their families continually challenge existing programs and traditional ways of doing things. Today, funding agencies are beginning to ask for proof that consumers, including adults with disabilities, are satisfied with services they receive. Many expect programs they fund to focus on increasing a person's participation in community activities, work opportunities and independence. The main purpose of this issue is to tell a story. It's about five adult day programs and their efforts to change.

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1. Chapter one: The changing mission of adult day programs. Tells the beginning of the story and how I became involved.
2. The story: Doing meaningful things at adult day programs. Provides specific information about what was done.
3. "Quick and Dirty" Using AAC in adult day programs. Tells how augmentative communication (AAC) tools can support adults in realizing their goals and aspirations.
4. Helping at the international level. Highlights aspects of a symposium held in The Netherlands commemorating the Institute of Rehabilitation Research's (IRV) new facility and twelfth anniversary.
5. The Institute for Rehabilitation Research (IRV) Hoensbroek, The Netherlands.
6. References
7. Resources: Lists those interviewed in preparing the issue.

 

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