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The Cycle of Institutions
When new institutions open, people often say that they will be great places for people with disabilities. But they end up hurting people with disabilities. ASAN’s toolkit, The Cycle of Institutions, explains how institutions get opened, closed, remade, and opened again… and again. This toolkit answers important questions like:
- What is the cycle of institutions?
- What are state schools, ICFs, group homes, and intentional communities?
- How are these places different from institutions in the past? How are they the same?
- How can you tell that a facility is an institution?
The Easy Read Edition is split into parts. Click on the title of any of the parts below to download it:
- Part 1: To Start
- Part 2: The Cycle of Institutions
- Part 3: The Start of the Cycle
- Part 4: The Second Cycle: ICFs and Group Homes
- Part 5: The Third Cycle: Intentional Communities
- To Learn More
- Words to Know
Click here to download the Plain Language version of The Cycle of Institutions.
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