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Friendship - It's about time

Judith Snow, Jack Pearpoint and Marsha Forest talk with honesty and frankness about their friendship of 15 years. This video shows how a friendship between individuals with and without disabilities, in this case adults, is kept alive and how the relationship is beneficial to all.

Adults with Intellectual Disability and the GP

This article can be useful both for general practitioners and families and carers of adults with intellectual disability.

How do we meet the challenge of diversity?

Brian Smyth King explains in this article the contents of the Disability Standards for Education 2004 that will apply across all states and territories of Australia.

Embracing Difference

This article tells us the story of Miriam, a 12 year old student from Melbourne whose parents were lucky to find for her a school that sees the "value and life" their daughter brings to the school community.

Movement Differences and Diversity in Autism/Mental Retardation: Appreciating and accomodating people with communication and behaviour challenges

This book has a look at persons who have, since early childhood, had significant difficulties in communicating and controlling behaviours and making themselves understood. The authors suggest that many of the challenges to communicating stem from movement differences.

A Supportive Communication Partner

The strategies described on this article may help any teacher, family member, or support person as they work to understand, listen to, and communicate with students with autism.

Strengths & Strategies Profile - Assessing and Sharing What Matters

According to Paula Kluth, "if we focus on struggles and overlook a student's strengths and gifts, it becomes hard to plan for and support that learner". This article suggests the use of a simple planning document titled "Strengths and Strategies".

Identity Theft

According to Kathie Snow, "when a disability label robs an individual of the right to define himself or herself, there is a case of 'identity theft'". In this article, she describes how easily we label people with disability, many times unintentionally, and how detrimental this is.

Hearts and Minds

This is an inspiring article by Kathie Snow, in which she writes about the importance of thinking about the person first, focusing on their abilities rather than the disability.

Housing and Support for People with "Challenging Behaviour" -Some Guidance

Michael Kendrick explains in this presentation the strategies he supports with regards to housing and support of people referred to as "behaviourally challenging", and also what strategies he does not support and why.

Ordinary Lives