Partners in Policymaking Weekend

One weekend out of each month, a group of amazing people get together to learn from each other about how to make a difference together. This weekend, we had the pleasure to hear Jeff Strully on Saturday talk about how important having a clear vision for the future is to our lives.

Jeff Strully spent the afternoon facilitating a dialogue about building a desirable future. Some of the links he offered as resources include:

TASH - an international membership association leading the way to inclusive communities through research, education, and advocacy. TASH members are people with disabilities, family members, fellow citizens, advocates, and professionals working together to create change and build capacity so that all people, no matter their perceived level of disability, are included in all aspects of society.

Inclusion Press - Inclusion Network offers 'generic' workshop, training and consultation models and workshops created to meet specific situations - planned jointly with you. For other Inclusion activities, Go to their website.

Quality Mall - a place where you can find lots of free information about person-centered supports for people with developmental disabilities. Each of the Mall stores has departments you can look through to learn about positive practices that help people with developmental disabilities live, work and participate in our communities and improve the quality of their supports.

Jeff talked about how our own personal styles affect the way we contribute to grou decisions. He recommended the following book:

Rita facilitated a conversation about lessons learned throughout the day. She used concepts from this wonderful book.

On Sunday, we discussed how to build real relationships with others. A wonderful book that frames how important it is to have a strong network of support in all of our lives is "Never Eat Alone"