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6/14/2015
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60th Anniversary Conference
Accountability for a Good Life Means Asking the
Right, Sharp Questions
A Social Revolution
Past Present
Away Homeowner & Citizen
Social Revolution
Inmates Post Secondary Students
Social Revolution
Patients and Doctors Students and Classmates
Strong Winds Blow Against Some People
• Separated
• Excluded
• Controlled
• Lonely
• Less capable
• Congregated
• Disability focused
• Negatively Imaged
What People who have an Intellectual Disability and their Allies are Proving
Limiting beliefs, myths, stereotypes and prejudices are giving way to a better
understanding, recognition, acceptance and celebration of the presence and participation
of all people in our community
New roles and identities are emerging
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An Artist Teacher and Painter
Inclusion is Global Belief Makes Things Possible
Relationship is the Key Listening
“People come to life when they make contact with someone who works
actively and faithfully to understand what they want to say”
John O’Brien and Connie Lyle O’Brien
Learning to Listen
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Responsible & Accountable for Addressing Sharp Questions
• Accountability: The externally imposed obligation to answer for our actions
• Responsibility: The personally felt need to act
• Right, Sharp Questions that promote a good life (and work against the winds that blow) keep us focused on what really matters
Sharp Questions about a Good Life
3 good questions to start with ...
1. What could I do to assist a person to discover, express their interests, preferences, passion?
Dancer
Friend
Painter
Sister
Student
Dreamer
Wife
Homeowner
A job
Graduate
Helpful
Teacher
Discover Interests, Preferences, Boredoms, etc Sharp Questions about a Good Life
3 good questions to start with ...
1. What could I do to assist a person to discover, express their interests, preferences, passion?
2. What could I do strengthen the capacity of typical citizens and communities to include, support and welcome this person?
Building Healthy Communities
Promote
Interdependence
Resolve Conflicts
Create
Inclusive Stories
See & Support
Capacities Accommodate
Differences
Not letting prejudice take control of a person’s life builds a
healthier, more just, and more resource rich community.
Sharp Questions about a Good Life
3 good questions to start with ...
1. What could I do to assist a person to discover, express their interests, preferences, passion?
2. What could I do strengthen the capacity of
typical citizens and communities to include, support and welcome this person?
3. What could I do to protect and promote a good
life for and with this person
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Valued Life Experiences
Relationships
Sharing Ordinary
Places
Competence
Choosing
Belonging
Respect
RESPECT
Images
Interactions Roles
& Support
Blockers for Protection says......? (Used by educational assistants)
Valued Social Role
Mayor’s Office Assistant
Settings
Activities
Competence
Personal Image
Associations
& Relationships
Wipe Out Autism? B.C. mom heartbroken after son in
wheelchair left to the side in class photo
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Respect & Dignity - Action Plan
Sharp Questions:
• What specifically can I do to ensure that this person is treated with respect and dignity and has the opportunity to acquire a really positive reputation?
• What valued community roles can be acquired, enhanced or developed for the person?
Valued Life Experiences
Sharing Ordinary
Places
Respect
Sharing Ordinary Places
• Being there with others at typical times and typical places
• Not separated by time, location and activity
Community Presence: Allows one to create opportunities for people..
To Be Known
To acquire experience
Discover compatibility
To Be Safe
To Gain Knowledge of
the Person
Strategic
Intentional
Conscious
Community Presence – Action Plan
Sharp Questions:
• What additional community settings would be in this person’s interest to visit, to use, to use more often and or to use more independently?
• What steps could I take now to facilitate a more strategic and meaningful presence in this person’s community / neighbourhood?
Valued Life Experiences
Sharing Ordinary
Places
Belonging
Respect
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Gems by Julie Belonging
Belonging (Joining In) – Action Plan
Sharp Questions:
• What could I do now to assist this person to participate in more of their community’s economic (employment) and civic life (educational, recreation, social, worship)?
• What interests or preferences could lead to increased participation?
Valued Life Experiences
Relationships
Sharing Ordinary
Places
Belonging
Respect Evie &
Emma
Relationships – Action Plan
Sharp Questions:
• What could I do now to assist this person to strengthen existing relationships?
• What could I do to help form new relationships?
Valued Life Experiences
Relationships
Sharing Ordinary
Places Choosing
Belonging
Respect
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Increasing, Autonomy, Choice and Control
Opportunities Control
Preferences
Power With (not over)
“There is a real imbalance of power between people with disabilities and their assistants. How this asymmetry is understood and managed determines the quality of everyday assistance, which strongly influences how people with disabilities contribute to the struggle for human rights and how they experience necessary protection.”
O’Brien, John and Lyle O’Brien, Connie, A Tune Beyond Us, Power Sharing Between People
with Substantial Disabilities & Their Assistants, Responsive Systems Associates, 1996
Choice and Control
Decisions Made by Support Person
Decisions Made Together Decisions Made by Individual
• daily, weekly, monthly, annually etc • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Choice & Control – Action Plan
Sharp Questions:
• What could I do now to assist the person to assume more control over the large and small decisions that affect their life?
• What do I need to do better or differently to assist this person to become more involved in everyday decision making?
Valued Life Experiences
Relationships
Sharing Ordinary
Places
Competence
Choosing
Belonging
Respect
Enhancing Competence: Allows one to create opportunities for ....
Greater Participation
Dispelling Limiting
Assumptions & Myths
Independence Pride of
Accomplishment
Strategic Intentional Conscious
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Learning
Relevancy Intensity
Frequency
Competence – Action Plan
Sharp Questions:
• What could I do now to assist the person to develop new skills, abilities and talents ....
.......particularly those that offer opportunities for increasing their use of and involvement in community life, decision making, independence and building personal relationships?
“A Textured Life”
www.rebeccabeayni.com
Valued Roles
DANCER
Valued Roles
ROM Volunteer –
Ontario Awards
Friends
Accountability for a Good Life
The Right Questions ...Sharp Questions