Institute for Disability Studies - Mississippi's University A ffiliated Project Prevention is preferable to remediation. Prevention of disabilities is both humane and cost-effective. Preventive efforts should focus on both primary and secondary measures, beginning with the prenatal period and extending across the life span.
All life stages are equally important.
Resources should extend across the life span. All services should be person-centered and support family preservation and cohesiveness. Families are the greatest natural resource available to an individual. Families are the major providers of support, care, and love. When families receive supports that are stable, reliable, sufficient, and readily available, the home environment is the most permanent, preserving, nurturing, and cost-effective place for persons with disabilities.