Description
| Product ID: | 9781773635958 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Making a Home |
| Subtitle: | Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People |
| Authors: | Author: Jen Powley |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Disability: social aspects, Disability: social aspects, Social welfare and social services, Social welfare & social services, Canada |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In most Canadian provinces, people with severe physical disabilities are simply warehoused in nursing homes, where many people, especially in the age of homecare, are in the final stages of their lives. It is difficult for a young person to live in a home geared for death; their physical assistance needs are met, but their social, psychological, and emotional needs are not. Jen Powley argues that everyone deserves to live with the dignity of risk. In Making a Home, Powley tells the story of how she got young disabled people like herself out of nursing homes through developing a group home for adults with severe physical disabilities. This book makes a case for living in the community and against dehumanizing institutionalization. |
| Imprint Name: | Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-17 |
