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What local housing is available for adults with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities?

A new report explores housing options available in Greater Cincinnati for adults with autism or developmental or intellectual disabilities.
Courtesy of Empower Me Living
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (LADD) opened its first "Smart Living" home in 2020. The organization plans to open nine additional smart homes in 2027.

More than 46,000 individuals with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities live in Greater Cincinnati, according to a new study’s estimates.

And the study found that more than 12,000 of those individuals are adults who live with caregivers over the age of 60.

As their caregivers get older or experience a crisis, where will those adults live? And what do they say about where they want to live?

On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss local housing options for adults with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities and the study’s findings and recommendations.

Guests:

  • Emily Kendall, co-founder and president, Empower Me Living
  • Dan Connors, president and CEO, St. Joseph Home
  • Denise Resnik, founder, president and CEO, First Place AZ

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