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What is Inclusion?

This is a clear and concise explanation of inclusion and its use as a strategy to address the devaluation of children and adults who have a disability. The article gives examples of what actively practising inclusion means, for example, "focusing on everyone's disability and limitation, not abilities and possibilities.

I Never Knew I Could Stand Up to the System: Families' Perspectives on Pursuing Inclusive Education

The authors used in depth interviews with nine parents to gain an understanding of their experiences and perceptions in their quest for an inclusive education for their children with disabilities. All parents saw inclusive education as a basic right.

Are Differences a Bad Thing?

A mother shares her delight at seeing the way her four children use their different attributes, talents and character traits.

Once Upon a Time... Stories about Community Work

A collection of stories by paid community workers which highlights the variety present in both the theory and practice of community work. The book is useful for both other workers and community members. Workers get a chance to reflect on their current work and develop new ideas.

On One Side: The role of the adviser in supporting people with learning difficulties in self-advocacy groups

This is a manual specifically designed to give practical assistance and support to advisers to self advocacy groups. In doing this, the manual covers the different activities of a self advocacy group, the development of the group, and therefore the development of the adviser's role as the group changes.

Steps for Setting Up a Community Group

This is a great starting point for parents/families wanting to start a group in their local area. Basically, it asks a lot of questions, the answers to which will shape the form and direction of the group.

Individual Empowerment and Social Service Accountability

Service brokerage has been identified as a mechanism to achieve the empowerment of individuals with disabilities.

Changing Lives, Changing Communities

This user-friendly booklet aims to explain the basics of social role valorisation (SRV) theory. Social role valorisation is aimed at helping people keep or find a valued social role. The booklet highlights the importance of understanding the problems facing devalued people in our society.

In a Struggling Voice: The Selected Poems of Robert Williams.

"Poetry has two fates in life. It can gather dust on the upper shelf of a dank closet. Or, it can be published, breathe fresh air into its lungs and begin to take on a life of its own.

Questions of Rights: A guide to the law and rights of people with an intellectual disability.

Questions of Rights' is a guide to the law and rights of people with an intellectual disability. The information contained in the book is presented in an accessible question and answer format. Case studies are included to show how other people have dealt with problems successfully.

Ordinary Lives