Events: Thu 15 Oct 2015 - Ideas for Self Directing Supports

A Life Worth Living

As Fitzpatrick says, "Supported living is about complete lives". In this paper, Fitzpatrick outlines the principles of personalised supports to enable people with disabilities to live in, and participate in, the life of their community.

Starting Up - from idea to reality!

Sonia Bernardi provides a guide to creating the foundations for a strong steering committee of people who are committed to establishing a Citizen Advocacy program.

Steps to writing a submission

This article sets out what information is required when making a submission for funding. It also considers avenues for funding a Citizen Advocacy program. Keyword: Advocacy

Reaching for Linda's Dreams

Linda is a young woman with autism whose challenging behaviour was increasingly distancing people from her. With the involvement of Linda's parents, key allies and Linda herself, a Personal Futures Planning meeting was held, with the idea of providing Linda the opportunity to take some control over her life.

Practical and Useful Tools for Change

If we are to embrace inclusion we need to use new and creative tools for change. Forest & Pearpoint have designed four questions to be used by families, groups and organisations with the aim of moving away from the trap of negative thinking to creating positive change.

Instruction & Inclusion

This article outlines effective teaching strategies designed to include all students in the same learning activities by the use of multi-level instruction and partial participation.

Attitudes and their consequences

This excerpt from the Disability Awareness Package (File No. 1507) considers the reasons behind the negative attitudes towards people with disabilities which tend to be held by people who have little personal contract with people with disabilities.

Let our Children Go: an organizing manual for advocates & parents

Let our Children Go' describes how parents can fight for the needs and rights of children and adults with disabilities. It begins by stressing the importance of working out your personal values before undertaking advocacy efforts.

Disability Awareness Package

This manual is aimed at addressing the negative stereotyping of people with disabilities and its consequences by increasing understanding about life with a disability.

Pitfalls for Purchasers & Providers

In an interesting introduction to this paper, Richard Bruggerman cautions us to remember that 'while there are few doubts that economic theory works, . . . it is only a part of the story in understanding human motivation or the workings of society'.

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