Indiana Disability History

Title

Deinstitutionalization Project: Ahead of Its Time

Subject

Deinstitutionalization

Community Living

Muscatatuck State Developmental Center

Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (IIDC, ISDD, DTC)

Description

"You don't train people to get ready to go out in the community; you take a risk and let them go and see where their strengths are." From 1973 through 1976, the Deinstitututionalization Project gave residents at Muscatatuck State Developmental Center an opportunity to live in a community setting in Bloomington, Indiana and explore social and work activities. Vicki Pappas and Patrick Sandy were Indiana University students who were involved in the project and share some of their experiences in this video.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Date

2017-06-12

Contributor

Vicki Pappas - Interviewee

Patrick Sandy - Interviewee

Jennie Todd - Interviewer

Peggy Holtz - videographer

Rights

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

064-mi

Access Rights

Open to all users

Bibliographic Citation

"Deinstitutionalization Project: Ahead of Its Time" YouTube video, 00:08:29, interview excerpt 019-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on June 12, 2017, https://youtu.be/0BTLMVz9fEw?list=PLEM4XEul0gUn2BSrDpqvVIEvTTT3NVaw2

Spatial Coverage

Indiana

Temporal Coverage

1973-1976