Events: Tue 27 Mar 2018 - ONE OF THE KIDS

Some Broad Strategies to Shield People from Invasive Bureaucracy

Recognising that services themselves struggle with Technocratic Managerialism, Michael Kendrick offers some broad strategies to organisations and workers who can become effective buffers against impersonal bureaucratic processes that intrude into the lives of the people they support.

"When People Matter More Than Systems"

We are at a point in our history where there is considerable interest in whether it is possible to do a better job of responding to people as individuals.

Some Initial Thoughts On Establishing "Right Relationship" Between Staff, Professionals, Service Organisations and the People They Assist

Perhaps the most common complaint one hears from the experiences of people who find they must rely on formal human services is that they do not feel particularly well treated.

Surviving the transition to high school

This article provides tips on how to help your kid have a successful transition to high school. Samantha Hornery gives some ideas for your child to become more organised, how to design a good study area, or how to prepare for the first day.

The Art of Asking

In this article, Ric Thompson explains why, when it comes to asking members of the community to stand alongside and with individuals with a disability and their families we enter a period of silence and apprehension.

You Know She's Going To College

This short article describes a real situation of a parent confronting a high school meeting in which they recommend the "functional skills classroom" for her daughter, a student with disability who has been fully included from pre-school.

My Life Beyond The Walls

Tom Ferguson, who has a disability, lived in institutions until his adulthood. In his article "My life beyond the walls" he describes how life in institutions was for him and how his life completely changed when he moved into his own unit.

Promoting Friendship through Best Buddies: A National Survey of College Program Participants

A survey conducted in the United States reveals how the Best Buddies College Program -designed to enhance the lives of college students with intellectual disability- proved to be a success.

2-BOOKLET KIT: "A Vision of Opportunity" and "Opportunity Resource: A Guide for Business Hiring, Training, and Supporting Employees with Disabilities"

The booklet "A Vision of Opportunity" presents the experiences of 10 youths and adults with significant disabilities who worked toward and achieved career goals using innovative natural support approaches.

2-booklet kit: "Building Relationships, A guide for planning natural job supports"and "Getting There From Here, A guide to developing natural job supports"

"Building Relationships. . . " is a guide to help close allies work together to create opportunities for the future.

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