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Securing the Future for People with Disabilities

With people with disability living longer, families everywhere are developing creative responses to planning for their son or daughter's future. This article reports on the lessons learnt by families, as well as outlining seven steps to creating a plan for the future. Keyword: Individualisation, Families

Why Communities need People with Disabilities

Roz Cooper sees her son as a catalyst for communities to become real. She believes that communities that aspire to be real need innovation, communication, determination and co-operation and that true community can only exist when room is made for the differences and limitations of everyone. Keyword: Inclusion

Survivor promotes Ideology of Exclusion

This article was written during the first season of the (CBS) program,

The Tenants' Viewfinder

Richard Woolrych describes how the use of Photovoice has enabled a group of people with intellectual disability to comment on their lives, accommodation and future hopes. Individuals were given a camera and the opportunity to talk (on tape) about the photos they had taken.

Hidden Health Problems uncovered

People with an intellectual disability often have multiple undetected health problems. Often behavioural disturbance are perceived as the primary problem while the underlying medical disorder is ignored. This short article stresses the importance of regular, comprehensive physical assessments. Keyword: Health

Do We Really Mean Families for All Children? Permanency Planning for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Permanency planning involves family preservation, family reunification, and finding alternative families for children who cannot remain with their birth families.

Preventing Inclusion? Inclusive Early Childhood Education and the Option to Exclude

While there is increasing international commitment to inclusive education, as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), many children remain excluded at school. One marginalised and frequently excluded group of people are people who experience disability.

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Securing the Future for People with Disabilities

Why Communities need People with Disabilities

Survivor promotes Ideology of Exclusion

The Tenants' Viewfinder

Hidden Health Problems uncovered

Do We Really Mean Families for All Children? Permanency Planning for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Preventing Inclusion? Inclusive Early Childhood Education and the Option to Exclude

Education for All: UNESCO Report Card on Inclusive Education in Australia

The Future of the Disabled in Liberal Society: An Ethical Analysis

A Good Life, An Ordinary Life