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Article: On their own, but far from alone: A new Palatine apartment facility gives developmentally disabled adults the joys of independent living, but in a structured environment. And their parents couldn't be happier.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- August 15, 2007
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Byline: Mary Ann Fergus
Aug. 15--The scene at the young bachelors' first apartment looks typical with its framed car posters, electronic hockey table and two 20-something guys, who arrive from work and rush through chores and dinner before their weekly softball game.
But this represents more than just another rite of passage for Nick Kwiatkowski and roommate Jason O'Day. Developmentally disabled virtually their entire lives, the men are part of a grass-roots housing organization that recently opened an apartment building in Palatine for them and others.
The momentous step toward independence, once considered unfathomable, is becoming more ...