What Values Guide Options?

Options believes that everyone has the right to live in a home of his/her choice in the community and that no person should be forced to live in a segregated or congregate housing arrangement because of the nature of his/her disability. Options has been willing and able to adapt its individual support approach to any person, as long as sufficient funding is available to pay for the needed support. Each person supported by Options receives an different combination of types and amounts of services. These services are flexible and can be adjusted over time as needs and preferences change. Services are available for as long as the person needs and wants them.

We believe that people with developmental disabilities have a need to control their own lives, to manage their own affairs, and to make their own decisions, as much as possible. We believe that the people we support are the best judges of their own needs and dreams for the future. Our responsibility is to help people gain more control and competence in areas of their lives that are meaningful to them. We can do that by helping people we support to know and pursue their own choices, by providing opportunities for them to learn and to try new things, and by supplying assistance and support when they experience problems or make mistakes.

We believe that people with developmental disabilities have a need equal to that of any other citizen to feel accepted within the community, valued for their uniqueness and contributions, and able to participate in interactions, activities, and mutually supportive relationships with a variety of people in a variety of environments. It is a priority at Options to assist individuals supported to have opportunities to be a part of community life., We continually challenge ourselves to develop competence at helping people we support form satisfying personal relationships and engage in ordinary social and leisure-time pursuits with fellow citizens.

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