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This paper is the result of an international teleconference on Service Brokerage and the questions which arose about various issues. Brokerage is a process which sees parties either buying or selling services having been brought together through a broker.
Read MoreThese notes were taken by Wendy McGlynn, a parent who attended a seminar in 1991 on Brokerage by Michael Kendrick (Director of the Institute for leadership and Community Development, Massachusetts). They list 12 points which Kendrick cited as difficulties with the service brokerage system. Keyword: Individualisation
Read MoreThe author wrote this article in 1990 after encountering bitter debates in Canada about what constitutes real brokerage. He argues that 'pure brokerage' probably does not (and cannot) exist - pure individualised funding, no vested interests, simple elements which are probably beyond our powers.
Read MoreThis article describes the struggle of June Maelzer, an English woman who has cerebral palsy and needs 24 hour care, to live independently with real freedom, choice and self-respect. Her first flat was the result of help from friends and a precarious support system.
Read MoreRobert Perske is an ally of people with disabilities in the U. S. A. He and his wife, Martha, collaborated on two major reports to U. S. presidents; one to President Carter and one to President Nixon.
Read MoreThis article is a reproduction of a brochure put out by the Nominees For the Handicapped Pty. Ltd. , a company which administers trust arrangements made by the parents of people with a disability to secure their future, after the death of the parents. It answers commonly asked questions.
Read MoreThis article raises issues around doctors' generally clinical approach to prenatal care which often does not include support, factual information or information on alternative options for prospective parents who know their child will be born with a disability.
Read MoreThis brief article acknowledges the recognition that, when speaking of individuals with disabilities, it is important to acknowledge their personhood first and their disability second.
Read MoreThe Canadian author, Sarah Gray, is a mother of a child who has a disability. Gray recently attended an inservice for school staff to present a talk on the stresses parents face when fighting for inclusive schooling ("integration" here means "inclusive").
Read MoreThe paper describes a program, used by three women living in a community based apartment, to develop social relationships within the community.
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