The goal of our project was to compare how inclusive villages for neuro-lesioned people are implemented around the world, constructing a legal, ethical, and financial argument in favor of building them in Switzerland. Inclusive villages are a community-based neurorehabilitation solution proposed by Dr. Karin Diserens designed to replace outdated Swiss institutions that devalue privacy, independence, and dignity. We found that inclusive villages were ethically and financially superior to institutions and had legal precedents from many other countries. We recommend Switzerland take a policy-first approach to implementing inclusive villages, enforce a care pathway that covers everyone in the spectrum of disability, and safeguard disabled people's rights.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Iyer, Harshith
• Nye, Benjamin
• Hsu, Ryan

Subject

• Well-Being
• Community
• Inclusion
• Health
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 122116
• E-project-043024-092718

Keyword

• Lausanne
• Neurorehabilitation
• Inclusive Village
• Neurology
• CHUV
• Switzerland

Advisor

• Roberts, Laura
• Brown, Christopher A.

Year

• 2024

Center

• Lausanne, Switzerland - IQP

Sponsor

• Professor Karin Diserens

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not Specified

Date created

• 2024-04-30

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-043024-092718

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-05-17