Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing that integrates a limited number of adult persons with disabilities

[Karen Sheldon (karen.sheldon]

Can you imagine?
On Jan 12, 2016 11:17 PM, "Marion Pape" <marionpape [at] shaw.ca> wrote:

>
> Amikaro Cohousing, a formative urban cohousing project in Victoria,
> British Columbia is developing a cohousing project that will include 5
> families with adult children with severe disabilities and the remaining
> units populated by a diversity of age groups. Just like with seniors who
> suffer from social isolation, this group of disabled adults, represented by
> their aging adult mothers (50’ and 60’s)and sometimes caregivers is looking
> to build an intentional community that is fully inclusive, removing all the
> barriers.
>
> My question is whether anyone knows of any cohousing project that could be
> a successful model for this type of project. If there is no model, can you
> suggest why such an innovation has not developed?
>
> Thank you for your thoughts.
>
> Marion Pape
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