; (B) individuals who were formerly placed in a residential institution; or (C) family members of children or youth with disabilities. (4) Residential institution The term residential institution — (A) means a facility where children live in a collective arrangement that is not family-based and that— (i) may be public or privately managed and staffed; (ii) may be small or large; and (iii) may or may not be designated for children with disabilities; and (B) includes an orphanage, a children’s institution, a group home, an infant home, a children’s village or cottage complex, a boarding school used primarily for care, and any other residential setting for children. 5. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— (1) assist countries abroad in creating rights protection programs for people with disabilities and developing policies and social supports to ensure that children with disabilities can grow up as members of families and make the transition to independent living as adults; (2) promote the development of advocacy skills and leadership abilities of people with disabilities and family members of children and youth with disabilities so that such individuals can effectively participate in their local, regional, and national governments to promote policy reforms and programs to support full inclusion in families of children with disabilities; (3) promote the development of laws and policies that— (A) strengthen families and protect against the unnecessary institutionalization of children with disabilities; and (B) create opportunities for youth with disabilities to receive the resources and support needed to achieve their full potential and transition to independent living as adults; (4) promote participation by different groups of people with disabilities and their families in advocating for disability rights and reforms to legal frameworks