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Patti Scott has worked for people with disabilities for more than 30 years. In 1995, she co-founded Neighbours, Inc., an innovative nonprofit organization created specifically to support people with disabilities and their families in choosing and designing a life for themselves within their local towns and neighborhoods. Patti is internationally recognized for her cutting-edge leadership in designing and leading an organizational culture that is focused on working as partners with people and their families as they direct their own lives, homes, personal assistants, and funding. Patti has led Neighbours in developing Self-
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Directed Options in Supported Living, Support Brokerage, Fiscal Intermediary Services, Support Coordination, and Agency With Choice. She has consulted and guided learning experiences throughout the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Croatia, Malta, Australia, and New Zealand. Patti is a “passionate pragmatist,” deeply committed to assisting people in “figuring out” how people with disabilities can direct their own lives and find their place as valued contributing citizens and community members.
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