You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Even when the world storms around us, we can find peace and a sense of purpose in the blue spaces that live at the centre of the storm. That is the basic principle behind Creating Blue Space: Fostering Innovative Support Practices for People with …
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Can adults with disabilities make it on their own? Of course they can! It’s something that we all know intellectually, but when you’re a parent of a child with a disability, it can be hard to recognize when it’s time to really step back …
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You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Dave Hasbury is a storyteller, a facilitator and an advocate. For more than 30 years he has been committed to engaging the power of CoCreation —people gathering together to creatively shape the world around them. In 2008 Dave began working for Neighbours Inc. and …
#043 Dave Hasbury on the capacity of community to accept people with disabilities. Read More »
In the 4th episode, Genia Stephen welcomes Janet Klees, Author and Executive Director of the Durham Association for Family Resources and Support in Ontario, Canada. Janet shares what’s driven her to become an advocate for people with disabilities. Her work focuses on giving typical choices to people with disabilities. Show Notes: Introduction of Janet Klees …
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On this episode of Good Things in Life, Genia interviews Guy Caruso about why choosing a path of citizenship instead of clienthood leads toward a good life. Guy has a Ph.D. in rehabilitation counseling, is a fellow of the American Association of Developmental Disabilities and works at the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University. Show …
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On this episode of Good Things in Life, Genia interviews Darcy Elks an educator, consultant, evaluator of services and an advocate for people with disabilities about vision and why it matters so much. Download your guide to creating a vision. A transcript of this episode can be found here. Show Notes: Darcy first started thinking …
#002: Creating a Vision – What is it and why does it matter? Read More »
Welcome to our first podcast. This show is all about helping young people with a disability to build a good life. We all want the good things in life. Regardless of time or place, there is pretty universal agreement about what the good things in life are. Home, relationships, love, community, some freedom, opportunities to …
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Transcript: Thought I would pop on here to chat about a facebook feed that my husband showed me today. A facebook friend of his shared a post about an amusement park that was designed specifically to serve people with disabilities. It is also open to the public. I’ve chatted with friends before about this place. …
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