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Changing the World Home

bgsalisb — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:15:57 CDT

From March 10 - 12, 2008 approximately 350 people from across Canada and the USA, as well as people from as far away as New Zealand met in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada to participate in the Changing the World One Person at a Time: The Canadian Experience conference. The conference was sponsored by:

This website has been developed as a result of participants' interest to continue the dialogue about how best to develop individualized supports for children and adults who live with a developmental disability.

The site is a "wiki". What is a wiki you ask? Well, it is a website that includes the collaboration of work from many different authors. A wiki site allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify the content on the web. The first wiki creator named the site after a chain of buses in Hawaii - Wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian. If you are really keen, and want to learn more read this article.

The site will be built by those who use it over time. Currently, the majority of the presentations made at the conference are available in the attachment list below. Conference participants, and site visitors, can also continue the dialogue in the discussion forum.

Links of Interest

bgsalisb — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:49:55 CDT

Here you will find web links that relate to developing individualized supports and services. Please add links that address issues like individualized funding, person centred thinking and planning, service quality and formal/informal safeguards. Help create a robust website that meets visitors' needs for practical information.

Conference Graphics

bgsalisb — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:47:23 CDT