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Integration focus for developmentally disabled

Schools are desegregated, and the next step is community, work and retirement
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Richard Niesman sorts bottles at Maple Ridge recycling depot

VICTORIA – One of Christy Clark's first crises as premier was a 2011 revolt by parents and caregivers over money-saving changes to the B.C. government agency responsible for developmentally disabled people.

The CEO of Community Living B.C. was fired after reports of people being moved from group homes into contracted home-sharing arrangements without consent. Waiting lists swelled as 65 group homes were closed, with disabled people living longer than ever before.

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