Events: Sat 8 Aug 2015 - Future Planning

The Contribution of Service Workers in Getting the Relationship"Right" between People with Disabilities and their Communities

In this article, Michael Kendrick gives examples of how service workers can contribute in quite ordinary ways to the vital role of helping individuals with disability more fully be part of, and enjoy, the community in which they live.

Integrity and Advocacy

Michael Kendrick asserts that the question of integrity is highly pertinent to advocacy, whether the advocacy is undertaken by individuals or by groups or organisations.

Obligations of a Service Broker

This article sets out the obligations of a service broker when seeking to meet the needs of a person with a developmental disability. It covers obligations to the person with the disability as well as obligations to the person's family and friends.

Consumer and Surrogate Preferences for a Cash Option versus Traditional Services: Florida Adults with Developmental Disabilities

This paper outlines research undertaken to assess the interest in a cash option for adults with developmental disabilities and their families in Florida as a way of promoting consumer choice, allowing them to directly purchase needed personal assistance services (as well as savings on program administration).

Building Social Relationships through Valued Roles: Three Older Adults and the Community Membership Project

This paper highlights the ways in which social relationships can be nurtured through the establishment of community roles for people with developmental disability. An important factor in this is understanding the person and their needs.

Families Getting NDIS Ready

This workshop is designed to facilitate thinking and discussion about how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could best work for your family member.

The Most Common 'Wounds' of Devalued (and especially handicapped) Persons

This is a brief list of the 21 most common 'wounds' or damaging life experiences for devalued people and for people with developmental disability in particular. Keyword: Social Role Valorisation

The Human Genome Project and Eugenics: Identifying the Impact on Individuals with Mental Retardation

Genetic research and testing have brought about genetic discrimination. In this article, Jason Kuna asks human service providers to consider the impact on people with intellectual disability of living in a society where groups of people view individuals with disability - in particular, intellectual disability - as expendable.

Moving Out, Moving In

A collection of stories about relocating to the community, this book presents the personal stories of seven Queenslanders with severe intellectual disabilities.

Young Children's Citizenship in the Literate Community: Significant Disability and the Power of Early Childhood Inclusion

Research suggests that play and literacy opportunities together are fundamental to the development of a child's critical thinking abilities, higher-order thought processes, social interaction skills, and other important human capacities.

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