With An Eye to the Past - 1990s and Beyond

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In 1991, New Hampshire became the first state to no longer operate an institution.

A Lou Harris poll reported that public attitudes about disabilities had improved and the federal government began an initiative called "A Home of Your Own" to assist people with developmental disabilities to become home owners.

The federal "A Home of Your Own" program
helped people with developmental disabilities
become home owners.

Video:
John Johnson, institutionalized
from the age of 5 to age 60,
now lives independently and
works at an area restaurant.

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