Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Lunchroom Digest

City Studies

Lunchroom Digest

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?
    • Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 12:07pm

Introducing What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Introducing _What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?_

Choosing where to live, who to live with, and how to live one’s life are basic rights. But for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) it can be particularly difficult to access those rights. In the past, living with family or in group homes may have been the only option. Today, there are many different funding and supports available to help them live on their own, but many people don't know about them. 

Our latest edition of Making Policy Public, What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?, is a foldout poster helps people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) understand their rights and options, and address their questions on living independently. This project was created in partnership with AHRC NYC and design studio Second Marriage. The guide also serves as a planning workbook to be filled out by people with I/DD and their supporters when they are preparing to live independently, complete with a list of resources on funding and where to get help.

Click here for full details and a free download of the project!

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Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Show Me the Money!

City Studies

Show Me the Money!

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Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

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Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

City Studies

Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19