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PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DETERMINATION*
FREEDOM
The opportunity to choose where and with whom one lives as well as how one organizes all important aspects of one's life with freely chosen assistance as needed
AUTHORITY
The ability to control some targeted amount of public dollars
SUPPORT
The ability to organize that support in ways that are unique to the individual
RESPONSIBILITY
The obligation to use public dollars wisely and to contribute to one's community
CONFIRMATION
The recognition that individuals with disabilities themselves must be a major part of the redesign of the human service system of long term care
* The basic principle and values of self-determination and self-direction were established with the initial Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants in the mid-1990's and have been reinforced at federal and state levels through the President's New Freedom Initiative, the Home and Community Based Waivers and the CMS System Change grants.