Podcast

Paul Young is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker, winner of the Governor General Meritorious Service Cross, the former Chair of the Council or Canadians with Disabilities, Founder of People First of Nova Scotia, former president of People First of Canadian, and retired CBC Radio technician.

Paul’s opinion is that diagnosis talk … Read more

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The R- word. It is the subject of a social movement. There are memes and campaigns and many deeply felt emotions and wounds because of it. It is used as an insult. A slur.  

I routinely call people … Read more

Why does relationship matter?

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For all of us the quality of our lives is related to our relationships.  

Social capital is a human relations strategy for all of us. It levels the table for us.  

People … Read more

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Camilla is a big-hearted mom whose kids don’t have disabilities. I’m a frayed-at-the-edges mom with a son who has disabilities. We had an open conversation about those awkward interactions between … Read more

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This is the second half of an interview with Selena Blake, the Director of Emerging Practice and Evidence at the Durham Association of Family Resources and Support (DFRS). In the first half of the interview we … Read more

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We all have values and principles. Those values and principles are reflected in our actions. But… what happens if we unconsciously hold values and principles and values that we aren’t proud of?

Well, we can either face it or we can let it … Read more

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Corinne Boudreau has been a lawyer practicing in Nova Scotia since 2002. 

Corinne graduated from Dalhousie University with a Masters in Health Administration and a Law Degree.  She worked in long-term care before attending law school. 

Corinne has … Read more

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Michael Kendrick is currently director of initiatives on supported decision making for the national Center for Public Representation. He has spent the last twenty years in international consulting and prior to that was the Assistant Commissioner for the Massachusetts … Read more

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Guardianship is the most common legal method for making decisions on behalf of someone who is deemed incapable of managing important legal decisions on their own. Critics argue that this is a human rights violation and has negative … Read more