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Parallels In Time
A History of Developmental Disabilities

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The Ancient Era
to the 1950s
Part Two:
The 1950s
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Parallels In Time
Part Two
A Place to Call Home

A Place to Call Home

The Development of Supports for Having a Home in the Community

The 1950s: Family or Institution

The 1960s: Family, Improved Institution, Smaller Institutions or Community Residence

The 1970s: Continued Institutional Investments, Court Orders, Community Living for All, the Emergence of Family Support

The 1980s: Real Support for Community Living and Institutional Closures
Project Interdependence

The 1990s: Explosion of Community Housing, Institution Free States, A Home of Your Own, Expanding Family Support

The 2000s: Olmstead and the Struggle Over Rights and Resources

2010 and Beyond: Closure of Institutions 2011-2020

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