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Living Options for People with Intellectual Disability 2009

This year the National Federation has dedicated 2009 to the Research topic Living Options for People with Intellectual Disability. An Action Plan has been developed to pursue this goal.

• The Action Agenda for Living Options, 2009 describes the actions and plans for this year's research topic.
• A comprehensive reading list is available on this topic from the National Federation.
• Also an easy-to-read reading list on the topic of 'Where We Live' is available.

Update on Living Options Action Agenda

March 2009

On March 9th, 2009, Brian McClean presented to the Research Sub Committee on Transitions to Socially Inclusive Living. 

June 2009 

On June 8th 2009, presentations were made to the Research Sub Committee by Mr. Christy Lynch, KARE on the Congregated Settings Project and Dr. Andrew Power, NUIG Galway on Modernisation of Disability Services.

 

 

 

• The Inclusive Research Network is undertaking a National Survey through peer-to-peer interviews on "Where we Live".  More information is available under the Inclusive Research Network section of this website.

 

• The Research Sub Committee held a Residential Weekend  on 10th & 11th July to debate the topic of Living Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities and reviewed the literature available.

 

September 2009

On 21st September, 2009, a presentation was made to the Research Sub Committee by Breda Casey & Brian Donohoe from the National Federation's Community, Participation & Inclusion Sub Committee on "A True Home". 

October 2009

Trends in the residential circumstance of those registered on the NIDD 2000-2008: Presentation at the NDA Conference, October 2009 by Caraíosa Kelly and Sarah Craig, Health Research Board