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              • A man and woman sitting in their wheelchairs and a man and woman standing behind them in a beachfront with Cabanas around.

                Advanced life-skills training for wheelchair users

                In 2012 the Association of People with Disabilities in Bolivia launched ‘Nueva Esperanza’, a programme that teaches life skills to people with physical disabilities, especially wheelchair users. In 2017 the local practice was recognized nationwide and was included in a new labour law. As of 2022 there were 25 beneficiaries.
                Nueva Esperanza Association of People with Physical Disabilities, Programa Vida Independiente (Independent Living Programme), Bolivia

              • A man seated in wheelchair together with a man holding an umbrella and another man standing behind him in the middle of a street. Other people are walking behind them with placards in what seems to be a mass mobilization.

                Moving from the guardianship to the social autonomy model of disability

                The Law for the Promotion of Personal Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities, approved in Costa Rica in 2016, provides the right to a personal assistant. This is requested through the Public Agency for the Disabled, and in 2022 there were more than 200 people receiving this service.
                Morpho Independent Living Center, Law for the promotion of the personal autonomy of persons with disabilities, Costa Rica

              • A woman under a tent looks to the right while putting on mascara.

                Volunteer-based distance learning platform for people with visual impairments

                Engelsiz Erisim Derneği has developed a online learning platform offering courses to people with visual impairments. Up to seven different classes are taught daily using TeamTalk, a free voice chat room. The courses are prepared and conducted by visually impaired instructors and are uploaded to the online platform.
                ABFA - Association of Barrier Free Access, Online Learning Platform, Turkey

              • The right to a personal assistance budget

                The personal assistance budget (PAB) covers 100% of service costs, and enables individuals themselves to purchase self-directed personal assistance services from public and private entities. Notably, the policy has created a demand-driven market for personal assistance where providers compete for customers.
                Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, THE ACT CONCERNING SUPPORT AND SERVICE TO PERSONS WITH CERTAIN FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENTS & THE ASSISTANCE BENEFIT ACT, Sweden

              • The production and sale of unique handicrafts by the residents provides income for both the community and the individuals involved. © Digicel Foundation Jamaica

                A business approach to sustainable community living

                "Mustard Seed Communities" (MSC) facilitates the development of minimum assisted-living communities and provides employment for persons with disabilities by offering skills training and equipment. In 2015 MSC had 12 residential centres catering to some 400 children and adults with disabilities.
                Digicel Foundation Jamaica, Jamaica

              • A middle-aged man who appears to have mental disability dressed in shirt and baseball cap is taking something from the microwave in the kitchen.

                Adapting smart technology to support services for persons with intellectual disabilities

                In 2018 the US-based Keystone Human Services launched a project that supports people with intellectual disabilities in their everyday lives. It combines easily available technologies such as Alexa with specific tools to achieve individual goals – from cooking independently to staying overnight without paid staff.
                Keystone Human Services, KAS - Keystone Autism Services, Technology for Independent Living, United States of America

              • Individual Supported Living in Australia

                Beginning in 2008, the first two stages of this project have developed a descriptive framework of ISL and then operationalized that framework into a set of guidelines. The third stage of the project will explore how high quality ISL arrangements contribute to social and economic participation and relationships.
                Curtin University, School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Australia

              • Disability-led centres providing a range of services for independent living

                FOH centres are run entirely by people with disabilities and aims to offer comprehensive services for such people in their home and throughout their daily lives. In 2017, 47 homes were adapted, 223 people were provided with transport, 120 people took part in sport or the arts, and 2,435 assistive devices were provided.
                Forum of the Handicapped, Lebanon

              • A man sitting in his electric wheelchair wearing a baseball cap, a mask on his chin and a headset around his neck and a woman seated with a belt in her wheelchair both appearing to have cerebral palsy smiling at each other. The background which seems to be in a cafeteria is blurred.

                Supported housing for persons with complex disabilities

                JDC Israel Unlimited’s ‘Expanded Supported Housing’ programme supports adults with severe disabilities aged 21–55 to live independently. The services include help finding an apartment, actualizing rights, budgeting, cultivating autonomy, and building independent life skills as well as ongoing support.
                JDC Israel - Israel Unlimited, Expanded Supported Housing, Israel

              • The professionalisation of empowerment

                Peer counsellors have their own experience of disability and advise similarly affected people to enable them to take control of their own lives at home, in the community and at work. For the first time in the world, the province of Upper Austria has established peer counselling as a social profession.
                Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government, Department of Social Affairs, The professionalisation of empowerment, Austria