R10: Assessing Community Environments and Participation with People with I/DD: A Consumer Directed Approach

2007

Goals: *Use and evaluate a participatory action research process to: - assess community environments & participation of people with I/DD - study the extent people aging with I/DD are participating in home and community environments - identify barriers and supports of participation within and across environments - identify how existing environmental access guidelines can be improved *Evaluate factors influencing access to & active participation in home and community environments & use of technologies *Develop a web-based, consumer-directed, community environment assessment tool to identify best practice examples *Inform the development of access-ready, age-friendly community environments and technologies http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/research10.html

Performing Research or Evaluation

Quality of Life

Adults with Disabilities, General Public

None

Mulit-County

N/A