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L V-Dane Living Our Visions Living Our Visions, Inc. is a grassroots organization of community members, including individuals with disabilities and their families, committed to building fulfilling, community- centered lives for all citizens.

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L V-DaneLiving Our VisionsLiving Our Visions, Inc. is a grassroots organization of

community members, including individuals with disabilities and

their families, committed to building fulfilling, community-centered lives for all citizens.

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Introductions:Tell us your name, who you’re with, and what

interested you about this session

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L V-DaneLiving Our Visions

Living Our Visions, Inc. is a grassroots organization of community members, including individuals with disabilities

and their families, committed to building fulfilling, community-centered lives for all citizens.

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Asset Based Community

Development

People and Communities are gifted:

•“Using what we have to get what we don’t have”

Collective Action:

•“Doing together what we can’t do alone”

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Citizens not ClientsDecide

Deficits

Remediate

Reliance

Own

Act

Offer

Ask

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Relationships Lead to Action

action

relationship

care

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What is LOV working on?

Creating Meaningful Days Contributing to Community

Increasing Independence

Finding strength, support and creativity through each

other

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Life Assistant Project

• How did it get started?

• How is it helping the members?

• What does the work look like?

• How does this compare to other kinds of support at home?

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How did it start?

• LOV-Dane was working hard to create “the good life” for members

• Significant barrier=missing important stuff because you forgot, didn’t have a ride, etc.

• Four families got together to brainstorm

• Defined the kind of support needed, and hired someone to provide the support

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How is it helping the

members?• Sam

• Other examples…

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What does the work look

like?

Individual Work• Meet with Kara once

or twice a week

• Agenda revolves around personally defined goals

• Learn skills to become more independent

Group Work• Meet with Stefanie

once a month

• Celebrate individual successes

• Share collective goals

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Shared Group Goals

• Exercise

• Time management

• Cooking

• Weight loss

• Motivation

• Organizing physical space

• The Future (Jobs)

• Real world vs. pretend work (Work/Play balance)

• Using technology to help accomplish other goals

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How does this compare to

other kinds of support at

home?• Difference between a life assistant and

a personal care worker

• Difference between life assistant and a personal assistant

• Person-centered?

• Self-directed?

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Questions?

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Talk with your

neighbor:How might this be relevant to

your life?

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What thoughts are you

leaving with?