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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS: Learn More
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Read articles by and about Willie Davis in these articles in the Commons Area
Willie Davis, consultant and pool shark (Miniwakan News, December, 2004,on page 3)
Everything happens for a reason: a personal view of disability (Miniwakan News, January 2005, page 5)
Independent living centers and the need on reservations (Miniwakan Tiyospaye, January 2006, page 6)
Anxiety and depression, helping people with disabilities and special needs (Miniwakan Waonspekiye, February 2006 page 1) |
We should point out that encouraging family members to be independent does have its risks. For one, experimenting with alchohol and other drugs is more common among children and teenagers who are left home alone. People with disabilities who are living independently are more susceptible to abuse by strangers and staff members of facilities where they might live. While it is no one's favorite subject, let's discuss the issue of abuse next.
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