EEX 2000 Lecture Notes - Consumerism

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Education - Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
• Course: EEX 2000
• Professor: Penny Cox

Document Summary

Community components: residential options, independent living, leisure activities. Consumerism (service providers/finding provider: reported advantages of homeownership. Developing and maintaining relationships with people in their neighborhoods. Frequent interactions with a wider variety of people: supports for homeowners. Personal assistance and independent living: traditionally, personal assistance service (pas) programs have been medically oriented, pas is now seen as a more cost effective alternative to institutionalization. Types of pas: agency providers, independent providers. Quality of services: usually determined by lack of negative reports, should also include degree to which independence. Being informed about community organizations that provide assistance. Reasons for different levels of involvement: 50-60% of people with severe disabilities were not encouraged to be involved (compared to 35%, limited time was reported by people with milder disabilities. The internet has dramatically increased opportunities for community involvement of people with disabilities: increases opportunities to interact with others. The definition of leisure activities includes freedom from and. Do what an individual wants to do.