You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. We’ve been talking a lot over the past few weeks on the podcast about hiring practices at support service agencies. And a theme is emerging: it’s not just about the “paper” qualifications. Organizational Health and Inclusion Specialist Faith Clarke knows all about how …
Mutually Nourishing Support Teams, with Faith Clarke Read More »
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. Choice is the friend of inclusion. Now, more than ever we need to feel ready and inspired to teach all of our students, Pre-K through 12th grade. It’s all about creating the most inclusive educational system possible where every person (big and small) not …
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You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Be sure to register for Faith’s upcoming webinar for the Good Things In Life community on December 9th at 12pm Eastern. Faith Clarke asks potential home care staff to imagine dropping through a wormhole and landing on another planet. And then the interview really …
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Amie and Sara from the Gritty nurse podcast give advice on how to make a compelling argument for continued family presence at the bedside of patients with disabilities even as hospitals enforce no visitor and no support person policies due to the pandemic.
Karen Hunt has been listening to the Good Things In Life podcast and is a member of Inclusion Academy. Inspired by the idea that her son has potential for growth if barriers are removed, Karen has been thinking about small, important, actions that she can take to support her son to have greater autonomy, choice and opportunity.
We know that not having the right supports in place can be disastrous in the life of a person with a disability. It is also true that too much support is also dangerous. Just like Goldilocks, we need the type and amount of support to be just right. Keenan Wellar talks about the seven principles that his organization uses to provide just enough support.
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. When hiring support workers for people with significant disabilities it is important that: When hiring support workers for people with significant disabilities it is important that: A. They have a lot of experience and training in the field. B. They are knowledgeable about the …
#048 Important ideas when hiring support workers with Ben Drew from Open Future Learning Read More »
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. If you have a child with a disability and a child without a disability then you likely think about two things: 1. How to make sure that your child without a disability doesn’t miss out or get overwhelmed because of all the “stuff” that …
#047 Raising siblings who support each other with Erica Baker-Tinsley 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 …
#001: Welcome to the first episode of the Good Things in Life Podcast! Read More »
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