The New York Times has been running a series of articles on the state human service system for impaired people. See also this related article. Much of the material is quite painful to read, watch… Read More »Human service system in New York (US)
Over the past several years, a Social Role Valorization group called VERA (Values Education and Research Association) has been operating in the UK. David Race, long-term teacher of SRV and author, is one of its members.… Read More »SRV group in the UK
This 2009 article entitled “Serious leisure and people with intellectual disabilities: Benefits and opportunities” in the journal Leisure Studies describes efforts to help impaired people participate in ‘serious’ leisure activities, meaning leisure activities that a person… Read More »Leisure roles
A 22 May 2011 NY Times op-ed piece entitled “Our irrational fear of forgetting” raised questions around societal attitudes toward Alzheimer’s or more specifically, people who appear to have Alzheimer’s. A few highlights I picked… Read More »NY Times article: Our irrational fear of forgetting
A project with an interesting title: Agency Factors and Structures which Increase Successful Outcomes in Community Participation and Socially Valued Roles http://www.ici.umn.edu/index.php?projects/view/104
A 29 May 2011 NY Times article about US President Obama’s visit to the UK mentions an event relevant to image juxtaposition and crafting positive images: “Before Mr. Obama took his seat, an aide asked… Read More »Image juxtaposition: “Stage management 2.0”