
We believe that Independent Living is
understood to mean that people with disabilities have the right to
control and direct their own lives and to participate actively in
society. DCAI assists in making cultural and life style choices
among options that minimize reliance on others in decision making
and in the performance of everyday activities, limited only in the
same ways that people without disabilities are limited.
It means exercising the greatest possible degree of choice about
where one lives, with whom, how to live and the use of time. This
includes taking risks, having the right to succeed or fail, taking
responsibility for one's decisions and actions, and fulfilling a
range of social roles in the home and community.
In keeping with this belief, people with disabilities are actively
involved in all levels of the Center's operation. A majority of both
Staff and Board of Directors have one or more disabilities.
We provide services for both the Community and the Individual.
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