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Peer reviewedNosek, Margaret A.; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1992
Surveyed 163 independent living programs in 1986 and 189 programs in 1988, examining characteristics of staff and their training, board of directors, funding, service delivery, and consumers. Resulting profile of typical independent living program preserved characteristics of original model: consumer control, wide range of services, service…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Independent Living, Models, Programs
Peer reviewedNosek, Margaret A.; Fuhrer, Marcus J. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1992
Develops a heuristic model of independence and discusses it in reference to a hierarchy of fundamental human needs. Four major components of the model (perceived control of one's life, physical functioning, psychological self-reliance, and environmental resources) are identified and the relationships among them are explored. The model is then…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Independent Living, Individual Needs, Models
