Cohousing-L Mailing List: cohousing for children with disabilities

[JJJJandD (JJJJandD]

Hi!-

A month or so ago an idea for creating a community to help children with
disabilities was discussed on the our-kids list.  

Some of the ideas included special staff available (such as speech therapy,
occupational and physical therapy, medical, etc.) and handicap access to all
buildings.  I personally would like to see a school and community where these
children are really integrated - and not increasingly isolated as the years
go by.

My impression is that no one on the our-kids list thought a community like
this was actually possible; it was more a "pie-in-the-sky" kind of dreaming
out loud.

After reading the cohousing list for a few months, however, I am of the
opinion that almost anything is possible.

I have reintroduced the idea as a real possibility on the our-kids list.

Would you be willing to help in brainstorming and problem solving this idea?

Jim Freund
jjjjandd [at] aol.com