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An Effective Housing Team: It Isn’t Rocket Science: It’s Harder

An Effective Housing Team: It Isn’t Rocket Science: It’s Harder. Missouri Inclusive H ousing Development C orporation. MoHousing. A Not-for-profit agency. We are a project funded by the Mo. Developmental Disabilities Council.

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An Effective Housing Team: It Isn’t Rocket Science: It’s Harder

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  1. An Effective Housing Team:It Isn’t Rocket Science: It’s Harder

  2. Missouri Inclusive Housing Development Corporation MoHousing

  3. A Not-for-profit agency • We are a project funded by the Mo. Developmental Disabilities Council.

  4. We are working in partnership with the Division of Developmental Disabilities to increase housing options for individuals with developmental disabilities in Missouri. • We are a support agency to the Divisions Regional Offices and the Community Living Coordinators.

  5. We assist agencies in the development of affordable, universally designed, quality housing for individuals with developmental disabilities. • We assist developers and builders design and construct high quality, universally designed, affordable housing.

  6. builder contractor developer contractor contractor contractor developer developer builder builder developer

  7. The Division Housing Plan • To develop quality, affordable, universally designed housing for people with developmental disabilities in safe locations where they can access support services, transportation, employment, and recreation throughout their lifespan.

  8. Community Living Coordinators

  9. Is there a housing need?

  10. Over 100,000 Missourians experience Developmental Disabilities. • The Division of DD supports approximately 32,000 • Approximately 15,000 individuals with Developmental Disabilities are living with a caregiver over 60.

  11. WORDS WORDS

  12. Self-Determination

  13. Learning self-determination skills are the most important factor in quality of life outcomes for all people. Teaching self-determination to people who have developmental disabilities can be difficult, but the impact is immeasurable.

  14. Self-Determination is the ability to determine one’s own fate based upon freely determined set of criteria. • This does not mean people are free to do whatever they choose without ramifications for poor decisions.

  15. “I don’t have to be told what self-determination means, I know it is just another word for a life filled with rising expectations, dignity, respect, and opportunities” Robert Williams

  16. Integration

  17. The bringing of people together into unrestricted and equal association

  18. Interdependence

  19. No one is truly independent. We are all interdependent of others around us. We are shaped, both good and bad from people whom we trust and our past experiences.

  20. Supporting a person with a disability includes providing them with complete information, presented in a manner they can understand, so they can make informed decisions to the best of their ability

  21. Universal Design

  22. The design of products and environments to be useable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

  23. Density?

  24. Affordability?

  25. To live in a quality home that allows you to live a full and productive life. • A home that doesn’t take all of your money!

  26. Aging In Place

  27. "the ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level."[

  28. Supports

  29. Competition with the general public • Approximately 871,500 citizens 65+ in Missouri • Citizens 65+ make up 14.2% of the population in Missouri • Support Staff Need

  30. Your Assignment

  31. What? • Identify your housing needs. • Identify the strengths and weaknesses you have in the identification of your housing needs.

  32. How? • How will you develop these homes? • Identify the strengths and weakness you have in the development of homes in your region.

  33. Tomorrow: Developing a Housing Plan

  34. Developing a housing plan If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get your there. Caleb Crawford

  35. Collaboration

  36. Collaboration isn’t rocket science… It’s harder!

  37. COLLABORATION

  38. Collaboration Promotes

  39. Where do we go from here?

  40. There is no reason individuals with developmental disabilities cannot live in a quality, affordable, home based on their desires and needs?

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