Community Participation and Inclusion. Living in the community does not necessarily mean being included and automatically leading a participatory life. People can live very isolated and segregated lives, simply by having a presence in the community without involvement.

Special Services for people with a disability can further promote their isolation, exclusion and devalued status. The CLP believes that inclusion means to be part of, contribute to and be involved in all the same activities, at the same places, and right beside, all other community members.

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