Communities involve more than the physical neighborhood where you live in, but let’s begin there. When I think of my community, I think of my church, my pharmacy, my grocery store, my bank, amd, and my hair stylist. I forgot my Starbucks. It isn’t just the buildings, but the people Read more…
We might come into this world by ourselves and exit this world by ourselves, but we live our lives in unity with others. The challenge is to build the bridges between our hearts and minds. This is exciting work involving conversations, and dialogs, hugs and handshakes, and time spent with Read more…
By Paul Mansell Community, integration, and access speak to our need for healthy group affiliation. It is part of our very human nature to seek out groups and be a part of them—be it family or friends, work, civic group, place of worship, etc. Being part of a group helps Read more…
Access by Paul Mansell For independent living and integration into their communities, people with developmental disables rely on access. When we think of access, we typically think of curb cuts, ramps, and doorways–an issue for those with mobility limitations. I can speak from my experience pushing my laundry cart to the Read more…
Integration by Paul Mansell Community is crucial to healthy mental wellbeing. For the tree of community to bear full fruit it needs full and complete integration of all its members. Integration is the full and complete welcoming of an individual, the granting of full rights and privileges of membership, accessing community Read more…
Community is crucial to healthy mental well being. For the tree of community to bear full fruit it needs full and complete integration of all its members. Integration is the full and complete welcoming of an individual, the granting of full rights and privileges of membership, and offering of full Read more…
Community by Paul Mansell Founded in 1966, the Regional Center system is based on delivering services in the community where people with developmental disabilities live. SDRC’s vision statement says people with developmental disabilities will live productive and meaningful lives as valued members of their communities. Communities are more than a Read more…
As powerful and enriching as communities are, they need to be ever vigilant that the purpose of the group positive and up lifting. Sadly some groups exists to put others down. These groups violate the basic tenant of groups to be tolerant, accepting, and respect the universality of the human Read more…
There is a fundamental human need to seek out people like us and form homogeneous communities. It is perfectly natural. People enjoy being around themselves with similar interests, beliefs, language, ability, wealth and income status. As initially awkward as it may seem, I submit we find our true richness in Read more…
I only watch Fereed Zakaria GPS. I enjoy the civility and thoughtfulness of the program. I skip the rest of the news shows that get caught up in all the inside the beltway silliness. I am too old for such nonsense. Life is too short to get caught up in Read more…