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Research & Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities

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Community Living Overview

Rural communities often lack services and resources to support the independent living and participation of people with disabilities. The availability of community resources, as well as access to those resources, has a large impact on the experience of disability.

RTC:Rural's Community Living research works to understand how rural people with disabilities access needed resources and to help develop sustainable models for rural service providers to carry out community development activities to meet the needs of rural people with disabilities.

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Resources and Publications