Events: Sat 8 Aug 2015 - Future Planning

Natural Supports: Reconceptualising Job Coach Roles

This article describes strategies used by agency personnel to facilitate the successful settling in of people with disabilities in the workplace. The authors give four examples of people with disabilities and their different work scenarios.

Ethnic Minorities

This section is a very small part of the document "The Special Needs of the Under 5s and their Families".

The Lives of Six Women

A report of a study on six women with intellectual disabilities who moved from institutions into the community in 1985-87. The writers were involved in the process of integrating these women into the community. The bulk of the article focuses on these women's past lives before they were institutionalised.

We need to be more creative with our resources

The authors of this paper both work at the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission and were involved in a study investigating the needs of people from non English speaking backgrounds (NESB) with intellectual disabilities in relation to services and programs.

Brokerage: Individual and family empowerment

This paper gives a brief overview of the concept of brokerage and its possible applications. A couple of examples of situations where brokerage are described and a brief appraisal of some of the strengths and weaknesses. Keyword: Individualisation

The influence of the socioeconomic characteristics of disabled people on their employment status and income

A research article written by a white man with a disability looking at unemployment amongst people with disabilities in an effort to access whether variables such as class, race and gender have an impact on unemployment amongst this group of people.

Gender patterns in friendship

This article explores the features of friendships between women and those between men and compares them. These features are explored in the context of friendship and disability.

Remembering where our loyalties lie

This brief article summarises where an advocate must place their loyalty and lists some people or groups who may be involved with the person they are an advocate for, but for whom they do not owe loyalty. Keyword: Advocacy

What if.......? A Plea to Professionals for Consideration of the Risk-Benefit Ration of Facilitated Communication

An article which raises some of the controversies surrounding facilitated communication (FC). These involve the potential implications of this technology for people with disabilities, their family members, workers and carers.

When values come from policy instead of people's lives

A story of how a person who had developed a strong sense of values was able to support and enhance the life of a man with very high support needs in the community.

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