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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • Promoting Friendships through Recreation and Leisure

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Adapting the Generic Health Care System to Accommodate Complex Personal Needs

    This article shows how generic primary care services can effectively co-ordinate their services to accommodate people with disabilities who have very high support needs. It gives a detailed account of a woman who has moved into supported accommodation after spending 13 years in a locked institutional ward.

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  • Job Path: Shifting the Focus Beyond Just Work

    This is an excellent article describing the work of Job Path, an agency whose goal is to create integrated supported employment opportunities for people with severe developmental disabilities.

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  • Post School Options

    This article highlights several post school options programs, including the Central Coast (NSW) Post School Options program which focuses on challenging outdoor activities, and which is an individualised program catering for the specific needs and desires of those participating.

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  • The Karate Kid

    Two short articles, one by 11 yr old Barry and the other by his foster parents, show the transformation that has taken place in Barry, whose first seven years of life revolved around his medical needs.

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