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My Life: Persistence, Patience, Self-Advocacy and a Little Help from My Friends

In reading this man's life story, the reader is able to grasp many of the changes in services and attitudes with regard to people with disabilities, and also the struggles and devaluation faced by such people.

From Sheltered Workshops to Supported Employment

In a short article the author, a former participant in a sheltered workshop. denounces sheltered workshops as 'institutions or warehouses'. He argues the benefits of true supported work inititatives.

Expanding the Job and Career Options for People with Significant Disabilities

The authors of this paper take a critical approach to the way most supported employment initiatives and programs are structured.

Changeover to Community Employment: The Problem of Realigning Organizational Culture, Resources and Community Roles

This paper provides information on the experience of organisations that serve individuals with very high support needs related to a total organisational change to supported employment.

New Hampshire Self Determination Project (Part 2)

This article looks more closely at the principles (see Part 1, File No. 10649) underlying the process of change to a community that includes people with disabilities in all aspects of community life. It also gives strategies to achieve these goals and honour the principles that underlie them.

The Declaration of Interdependence

This declaration challenges us all to get to know and understand the individual with the disability rather than making assumptions about the person and acting on them. It contrasts "Do's" and "Do nots" with what is really needed to achieve interdependence rather than independence or dependence. Keyword: Attitudes

Promoting Friendships through Recreation and Leisure

This article highlights some of the key issues in facilitating friendships between individuals with and without disabilities.

An Inclusive Community of Learners

This brief article profiles a New Hampshire high school that has created a vision of education that values belonging and achievement for all students.

Let our Children be

This is a collection of stories by fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers of children with disabilities. The stories are honest and moving and show the struggle to find acceptance and a sense of belonging.

Choice is not an Option

This paper, which was presented at the 1995 ASSID Conference, emphasises the importance of giving people with disabilities choices in their life, of helping them to understand what the choices are, as well as the consequences of making a particular choice.