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Beyond Imagination - Creating inclusive lives that transform communities

This presentation was delivered by Bruce Uditsky at Family Advocacy's 2007 Odyssey Conference. An inclusive life, in effect an ordinary life, holds the promise of possibility and belonging; of having friends and being seen as a valued community member.
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Juggling for inclusion

This is a story mainly about friendship, but also about the philosophy of inclusion in general. A mother writes about her attempts to facilitate friendships between her son and other young people his age; a task at which she was having little success.
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Education as a continuing state of being

This presentation was delivered by Dr Bob Jackson at Family Advocacy's 2007 Odyssey Conference. Education is often thought of as relating to school or post school formal education situations.
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The right to live: Disability is not a crime

This paper is written by a woman with a physical disability resulting from a neurological injury occurring at birth, as a response to reading an article on the acceptability of ending the life of an infant with a disability. "Disabled people are not breathing medical problems or nature's mistakes.
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A tale about lifestyle changes: Comments on "Toward a technology of 'non aversive' behavioural support"

The Turnbulls, parents of Jay who has an intellectual disability, tell two different stories about Jay. One is about his life when he was using services typically used by others with disabilities and one is about his life now, when he is living and working inclusively within his community.
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Valued Social Roles: Pathways to Full, Meaningful, and Inclusive Lives

This presentation was delivered by Darcy Elks at Family Advocacy's 2007 Odyssey Conference. Most citizens enjoy a variety of valued social roles such as family member, friend, neighbour, employee, student, etc.
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Model Coherency as the Key to Human Service Quality - An Introductory Exploration (Online)

This Zoom presentation aims to introduce you to Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger's newly published books: Model Coherency – The Key to Human Service Quality Vol 1,2 & 3 and stimulate renewed interest in the study of model coherency and application.
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Norman & Tom/Breaking Through

This is the graphic story of two young men, Norman & Tom, and their move from the largest institution in western Canada. The scenes in the institution are haunting, and compare starkly with Norman & Tom's life once they have moved into their own home.
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Hearts and Minds

This is an inspiring article by Kathie Snow, in which she writes about the importance of thinking about the person first, focusing on their abilities rather than the disability.
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Access '93: Inclusion in Life Conference

This is a collection of the addresses presented at the Access '93: Inclusion in Life Conference. The conference covered a number of issues: parent advocacy and action; inclusive education; accommodation; changing ideas and practices in service provision; and inclusive communities. Keywords: Advocacy, Families, Inclusion
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