Mary Pat Armstrong is Founder and Chair of LIGHTS, http://www.lights.to/, which provides an option to explore for family caregivers who are interested in helping their family members with intellectual disabilities start a life outside the family home. She talks about her life, career and experience with family caregiving. She explains why LIGHTS was created. She identifies the challenges that intellectual disabilities create for young children, adolescents and young adults, and for families and family caregivers. She explains the ways in which establishing homes helps young people, their famil
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