Moving Home - Andrew's Story
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When Andrew was 6 and his
friends started school, he went
to live in an institution far away.
His family came to visit him once a
month. He went home for the holidays.
There were no schools for people
with disabilities close to his home.
At 18 Andrew moved back home. His on-
ly other choice was to move to another
institution.
Andrew got a job [without pay] with a
service organisation. He spent 2 hours a day
on the bus to get to the service.
At 18, Andrew left the institution and
moved into a house with 5 others. It
was still a long way from home. Within a year, Andrew’s dad became
ill. Andrew moved back home.
He spent his free time watching TV. He
didn’t have contact with many people.
After a few years, An-
drew’s service moved
to a local town.
Andrew didn’t have
to travel so far any-
more.. He made new
friends.
Later his friends told him about chances
to move to a house of his own.
At the start, Andrew’s parents weren’t
happy about the idea of a move.
Andrew’s older brother supported
his plan s.
A short time later, Andrew, his brother and a key worker started talking about
Andrew moving to a house of his own.
Within 2 months, Andrew had moved into a house
he had chosen. He shares a dog with his neighbour
and takes part in village events.
“Now my pool buddies call in for
me, they visit me. I have friends
here now”