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Re-imagining the Role of Human Service Workers: Staff Experiences of a Social Change Initiative The need for change in the field is evident given the continued marginalization of people with intellectual disabilities. This 2017 Case Study of a Change Initiative at an Edmonton agency serving people with intellectual disabilities illustrates the challenges and benefits around…

So much of who we are is based on the opportunities that we took advantage of. Some of those opportunities were as simple as education choices, jobs, relationships, vacation destinations and even getting a driver’s license. Some of the opportunities we take might even represent a degree of ‘healthy risk’ – like snowboarding, biking across…

Accessibility isn’t, we’ve learned, just about the physical environment, and discrimination isn’t just about negative attitudes. So much of what non-disabled people design is designed for people just like them. The problem is, people with disabilities are a growing demographic and already represent about 15% of our population – so designing systems, policies and environments that inadvertently…