Adults
The Discipline of Respect
Language, Documentation, and Daily Practice This article is the fourth in our March series, From Awareness to Belonging, exploring how society continues to examine implicit bias, expectations, and dignity in developmental disability services. In the first article, we reflected on how awareness has evolved and why awareness alone is not enough. In the second article, […]
The Weight of Expectations
How Low Expectations Quietly Limit Opportunity This article is the third in our March series, From Awareness to Belonging, exploring how society continues to examine implicit bias, expectations, and dignity in developmental disability services. In the first article, we reflected on how awareness has evolved over time and why awareness alone is not enough. In […]
When Care Becomes Control
This article is the second in our March series, From Awareness to Belonging, exploring how society continues to examine implicit bias, expectations, and dignity in developmental disability services. In the first article, we reflected on how awareness has evolved over time and why awareness alone is not enough. This week, we look more closely at […]
Government Cut Backs and WIN
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you have probably heard that WIN could lose more than $400,000 in funding dollars as a result of the latest cutbacks the Alberta Government is planning. There is considerable confusion about the cut backs that are to be implemented July 1, 2013. What will this mean for WIN […]
Personal Outcomes
The video below explains the Personal Outcomes Initiative and how it measures the quality of life of adults with developmental disabilities to improve services: