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The Innovative Independent Living Project
The Innovative Independent Living Project (IILP) was a pilot project that successfully demonstrates how technology, customized independent living training and support can combine to allow adults with developmental disabilities to live independently and affordably in their own communities. Funded by the Cleveland Foundation and the Billie Howland Steffee Family Fund, this three-year project resulted in seven young men moving into family directed housing situations that are supported by a variety of technology. In addition, a number of tools were developed which will assist others who want to create similar solutions. These include a detailed interactive financial model, detailed descriptions and sources of technology, training and assessment tools, overview of legal issues and sample documents to use, and other resources.
It is hoped that the IILP will become a model that others can imitate and expand as new technology becomes available. It is clear that new ideas such as the ones developed on this project are essential to reduce costs in the long term for both families and agencies. Equally important is the increase in independence and self-esteem that comes from individuals who can now live on their own. In order to share as much as possible of what we have learned, two films and a comprehensive manual have been developed; they are available for viewing and/or downloading from this web site.
In this film, the parents and their sons with developmental disabilities describe their experiences and the resulting independence due to the Innovative Independent Living Project. You will see the young men living in their own homes utilizing a variety of the technology which supports them, as well as hear them and their parents discuss the journey. You can watch the whole film or by hovering over the video player below, you can bring up individual sections of the video. For Closed Captioning, please click the bottom-right menu for options.
IILP – Introduction (through 12:38)
This segment includes an overview of the project objectives and achievements. In it, you will hear the project manager describe and will view various aspects of the two houses with 6 residents with developmental disabilities. In addition, parents describe why they were motivated to participate in this innovative project. http://youtu.be/hxbrsWjCJSI
IILP – Technology
These segments show some of the technology used in the houses to increase the levels of safety and independence of the residents. For your viewing convenience, they have been divided into sections related to specific purposes.
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Overview of technology as well as miscellaneous specific items for the kitchen (12:39 – 15:01) http://youtu.be/R4L2WeFTOQs
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Household Security, including door locks, automatic garage door closers, and other miscellaneous items (15:02 – 16: 58) http://youtu.be/qMfeTD36od8
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Cameras for Remote monitoring (16:59 – 18:21) http://youtu.be/5KfiuondDd0
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Prompting Systems for Independence. Shows an innovative system which tests whether a variety of activities of daily living have been performed and delivers customized and variable prompts depending on the results. (18:22 – 24:34) http://youtu.be/HTJKWB7O5AQ
IILP – Making It Happen (24.35 – 28:29)
Parents describe what was involved in successfully implementing their family directed housing projects. http://youtu.be/uoN9klycpYg
IILP – Retrospective (28:30 – 31:58)
Parents look back at the year since their sons moved into their new homes and reflect on the value and trials of it all, as well as give some advice for others who might want to try similar solutions. http://youtu.be/NCpk_e3iwIA
IILP – The Guys (31:59 – 36:25)
This film describes some aspects of the IILP that were especially important to the successful completion of all project goals. The program manager and two professionals identify eight “critical success factors” and talk about how they were incorporated over the life of the project.
This manual was created as a way to share experiences and tools from the Innovative Independent Living Project. It includes extensive guidance for people hoping to create their own independent living solutions, as well as a number of tools that can be used for many other purposes.
It also includes information on technology items from the IILP project. Some of the items were tested by participants and some of those were included in the pilot project homes. Other items listed have not yet been tested or did not meet needs of these particular residents, but are included because they may be right for assisting others.
To download this file, right click and select
"Download Linked File" or "Save As"
Includes the introductions, overview and Chapters 1 -13 of the Innovative Independent Living Project Manual. Lists numerous types of technology that might be useful, as well as describes possible housing models that work, processes, financial and legal implications, support and housemate assessment information, and much other valuable information.
Appendix I
As discussed in Chapter 3, this includes the Financial Model as a downloadable Excel file, and the detailed Financial Model User’s Guide to explain how to complete the model.
As discussed in Chapter 5, this includes the following 7 sample legal documents
A - Residential Lease Sample Link: A Residential lease.pdf
B - Ohio LLC Articles of Incorporation Link: Articles of Incorporation.pdf
C - LLC Operating Agreement checklist Link: Operating Agreement.pdf
D - Ohio Landlord Tenant Laws Link: Landlord Tenant Rights and Obligations.pdf
E - Admission/Eviction criteria: Policy on Termination/withdrawal of consortium Members Sample
F - Conflict Resolution Policy Sample Link: Conflict resolution policy.pdf
G - Regulations of a Family Consortium Sample Link: Consortium Regulations.pdf
Appendix III
As discussed in Chapter 8, includes 2 tools to help assess the areas in which a person with disabilities might need support. They were developed by Welcome House Inc.
A - Unsupervised Time Assessment Tool Link: Unsupervised Time Assessment.doc
B - Daily Living Skills Assessment Tool Link: Welcome House Daily Living Skills Assess.doc
Appendix IV
Discussed in Chapter 10 on Technology. Includes two samples of prompting tools created by using Microsoft Office PowerPoint. They are PowerPoint Show files and can be played even by those who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers. However, you must first download the PowerPoint Viewer, which can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=048dc840%2D14e1%2D467d%2D8dca%2D19d2a8fd7485&DisplayLang=en
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Cooking Hamburgers on the Foreman Grill Link:
- CookingHamburgers.ppsx
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Making a lunch box Link:
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- Makinglunchbox.ppsx
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