Advancing the Future . . . Person by Person Personal outcomes are what people expect from the services and supports they receive.
Personal outcomes refer to the major expectations that people have in their lives.
During these interviews, people told us about the priority outcomes in their own lives. The 1997 edition of Personal Outcome Measures is based on over six years of personal interviews with more than 2,000 people with disabilities. During our conversations with people with disabilities, their families and friends, employees of organizations, and neighbors, we learned and recorded the meanings of personal outcomes. This rich database has enabled The Council to modify and update its outcome measures, based on the responses of people with disabilities. The Council's Personal Outcome Measures manual is the result of continuous refinement of the outcome measures through the application of what we learn from people.