CHI CHANNEL
CURRENT STORIES THAT IMPACT CHINYC’S MISSION
New Project Showcases ‘Disability-Forward’ Housing
by J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle/TNS | January 7, 2025
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HIGHLIGHTS A PROMISING NEW MODEL CALLED THE KELSEY, AN INCLUSION COMMUNITY IN SAN FRANCISCO
PBS NEWSHOUR
An excerpt from a recent Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC) meeting where CHInyc's Co-Director Carrie Peterson proposes a new residential model for people with I/DD and more significant support needs. Called an Inclusion Micro Community or IMC, this model will combine residents who have no supportive care needs with people who have disabilities, supporting both autonomy and community and will rely on the use of Self Direction funding.
CHINYC ADVOCATES IN ALBANY
CHINYC IN ALBANY
During a period for public comments at a recent MISCC meeting in Albany, Carrie Peterson, Director of CHInyc.org, speaks about an innovative but simple approach to addressing the housing crisis faced by people with disabilities.
ABUSE IS PERVASIVE
WARNING: This video contains graphic content of abuse against a person with autism.
The rot is at the top. A whistleblower who captured the incident at a well respected facility in Upstate New York was subsequently fired by the facility. The whistleblower, who is in the US on a work visa, risked their livelihood to expose this abuse.
