A Community for just People with Disabilities outside of an Institution?

A sub-division that creates another division between people with disabilities and the rest of the world-

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A debate is brewing in Florida between families who want to establish retirement-style communities for adults with developmental disabilities.

Groups across the state want to develop new neighborhoods specifically for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

But critics of the plans say they would amount to institutions and that people with developmental disabilities need to live in the greater community.

When will people realize that your quality of life is directly related to the relationships you have with your peers? For people with disabilities, their relationships are enhanced when these relationships are cultivated with their non-disabled peers.

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