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A handbook for families written by Specialized Housing parents, staff, administration, residents, and financial planning professionals.

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Passport to Independence: A Manual for Families, written by and for families of individuals with disabilities, and by Specialized Housing, Inc., its Advisory Board, and Cindy Haddad and John Nadworny, Certified Financial Planners. ( For more information, please visit their web site.

The manual provides basic information on maximizing opportunities for the independence and growth of an adult family member who needs support to flourish in the community.

New 2010 edition, expanded and updated by Cynthia Haddad, CFP and Harry Margolis, Esq.

If you have questions, please call Specialized Housing at 617-277-1805.

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Joint Center for Housing Studies paper

Robert Schafer, Developer and Attorney, who has been part of the Specialized Housing team since 1983, wrote the paper “Supportive Living Environments for the Developmentally Disabled”, published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies, detailing the model used by Specialized Housing. The figures used as examples are no longer relevant to the Greater Boston area, but may be in other parts of the US.
Click here to read the paper.