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Ten Ways to Support a Person with Challenging Behaviour
This fact sheet is taken from an article by David Pitonyak which appeared in The Community Journal. 'Imagine living the person's life,' Pitonyak wrote, 'and view the following list as the first steps to building a more effective behavioural plan. ' Keyword: Individualisation
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The Special Educator and Inclusion: A new Reality
Where and how does the Special Education teacher fit into the inclusive schooling model? This article stresses that the Special Education teacher has a new and important role which involves providing support to the classroom teacher through working with them either directly or indirectly.
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Quick-Guides to Inclusion,
This well-laid out manual focuses on the topics most essential to successful inclusion: Including students with disabilities in the classroom; Building partnerships with parents; Creating partnerships with paraprofessionals; Getting the most out of support services and Creating positive behavioral supports.
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Forging Independent Links between Community Members: our role in attitude change
In this article, reprinted in the DSA of NSW Newsletter, Deborah Fullwood talks about the attitudes which are commonly shown towards people with a disability and the implications of those attitudes.
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Inclusive Schooling: Pushing the boundaries of parental involvement
This as yet unpublished chapter formed the basis of a presentation to a Brisbane conference. It considers the on-going struggle for inclusive education. O'Brien gives a historical perspective on advocacy for educational reform.
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By any other name?
Kerry Lawson is the mother of a son with Trisomy 21. In this article she clearly and passionately explains why she rejects the term 'Down Syndrome' and the many ways that the term 'Down' and its variations are being used.
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Supports for Community Living: A case study
This case study looks at ways of building on and strengthening natural community supports. It focuses on Melvin White, an elderly man with severe disabilities, and his support worker, Lori Solemo.
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Inclusion of Older Adults with Mental Retardation in Leisure Opportunities
Including aging people with intellectual disability in community leisure options can bring about increased opportunities and personal empowerment.
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Merging Interests: Aging and Persons with and without developmental disabilities
"Today, institutionalisation as an elderly person increases for us all as we age, not just for persons with developmental disabilities. The struggle to sustain a sense of worth. . . results in a merging of interests of both groups in old age".
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One Family's Viewpoint on Human Services
Matthew Ellis is a young man with high support needs.
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