As far as I can see it, empowerment means to actively pursue on your own your hopes, dreams, and goals. It is very close to being self-reliant. It means to stand on your own two feet, scan the horizon for your dreams, enlist the support of supports and resources, problem Read more…
In the developmentally disabled field professionals will tell you that the primary needs that their clients have are housing, employment, and transportation. These are indeed important but meeting only them leads to a very shallow life. A higher quality of life is one that is filled with meaning relationships: family, Read more…
SDPF has such dreams to hold a conference next year. It is so hard to plan for such an event with so much uncertainty in the air. We definitely need it because it would be a great morale booster. The pandemic has been especially hard for those of us 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…
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…