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Anne and Rud Turnbull of the Beach Center on Families and Disability at the University of Kansas have a child with a disability. Their article includes a quote by Margaret Mead - "never doubt that a group of committed people can change the world.
Read MoreThis article describes "family support" as a legitimate policy and explains the reasons for such a policy which include current practices of funding expensive but outmoded services and the need by families for more choice.
Read MoreThis article leads off with a poem about two families called "Doubt" and "About", both of which have a child with a disability.
Read MoreThis article is by a group of people who have supported many families to secure and maintain their children in neighbourhood schools.
Read MoreAn information paper (one of a series) by the Department of Community Services and Health which clarifies and explains that class of services defined in the Disability Services Act as 'Respite Care Services'. It provides a description and explanation of the target group, key features and various approaches.
Read MoreThis paper was presented by Peter Mason to a Parent Workshop during the 1986 AGSOMD Conference in Sydney. Mason spent many years in institutional settings and is now living in his own flat.
Read MoreThe paper discusses the philosophy of inclusive co-operative housing, where every inclusive co-operative is an experiment in community - building. It explains basic guidelines such as the necessity of a high ratio of non disabled people to people with disabilities and the importance of building on capacities, not disabilities.
Read MoreThis paper was written following the author's attendance at an Accommodation seminar by Michael Kendrick, the Director of the Institute for Leadership and Community Development, Massachusetts.
Read MoreThis article describes the experiences of a woman with a physical disability and how this affects her own identity and influences the way people perceive her. How people react towards her and attempt to mask their feelings is covered in detail.
Read MoreDina Bowman is the senior researcher at Eco Systems in Victoria. Her paper focuses on women as mothers in UK, USA and Australia, who are unpaid carers of people with disabilities.
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