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LiveWorkPlay
For People With Intellectual Disabilities
Making A Buzz In The Ottawa Area Since 1995
"SUCCESS THROUGH COMMUNITY"
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LiveWorkPlay Celebrates International Day of Disabled Persons
December 3, 2004
LiveWorkPlay is pleased to announce its participation in this annual observance, which aims to:
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Promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
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Increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
The United Nations has announced that International Day of Disabled Persons 2004 will carry the motto Nothing About Us Without Us and focus on the active involvement of persons with disabilities in the planning of strategies and policies that affect their lives.
"We try to live every day at LiveWorkPlay according to that philosophy," says LiveWorkPlay co-founder and President Julie Kingstone. "From the day we opened our doors in 1995 this organization has always been about supporting people with intellectual disabilities to make their own decisions and follow their own dreams."
People with intellectual disabilities are being supported by LiveWorkPlay to participate in the International Day of Disabled Persons in two ways:
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Internationally acclaimed author, therapist, and disability rights lecturer David Hingsburger will visit LiveWorkPlay to support a group of adults with intellectual disabilities in developing their own Bill of Rights. The workshop participants will announce their Bill of Rights to the world on December 3rd. The link will be provided at the bottom of this page!
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To celebrate their participation as active citizens of the Ottawa community, LiveWorkPlay will be supporting 40 people with intellectual disabilities to enjoy a December 3rd "night on the town." They will take part in one of four community-based activities of their own choosing: attending the Ottawa Folk Festival's Christmas Goose Concert at the NAC; a visit to Cloud Nine spa for manicures and pedicures; a night of holiday shopping; a night out at the movies.
A night on the town with peers may be a commonplace event for most Canadians, but social inclusion remains an elusive goal for most people with intellectual disabilities. The experience of abuse, neglect, and isolation in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities is the rule, not the exception, so even as we celebrate the tremendous progress of recent decades, much work remains. Would you like to be a part of the solution? Contact LiveWorkPlay CEO Keenan Wellar and find out how you can help.
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