Person-Centered Communities Eyed as Needed Option to Serve Persons with Disabilities

A recent Access Press article identified the need for person-centered communities for persons with disabilities:

“Live-work, person-centered communities that would provide housing, employment and other positive life experiences for people with disabilities are being championed by two Twin Cities men. Shamus O’Meara and Chris Gibbs have launched a new project design providing residential, employment and other experiences benefitting people with developmental disabilities within local communities.” 

“O’Meara is a partner with the law firm of O’Meara Leer Wagner & Kohl and CEO of O & D Group. He is also the former chair of the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities and a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission state advisory committee.”

“Gibbs is a principal with DLR Group, an international design group. He creates design solutions that holistically transform and elevate outcomes and life experiences throughout the country.”

Read the complete article in the attached edition of the Access Press newsletter.