LiveWorkPlay is an Ottawa-based charity formed in 1995 to support the full citizenship of people with intellectual disabilities. The organization directly supports 70 individuals between the ages of 14 and 50 and works closely with family members, more than 100 volunteers, and partners in government, business, and the non-profit sector. LiveWorkPlay practices are strongly influenced by a core belief in community-based solutions as the path to citizenship and inclusion. In recent years the organization has made significant adjustments in service delivery, utilizing a variety of resources including funding from the developmental services system to support community-based solutions (homes, jobs, and relationships). LiveWorkPlay is also committed to self-advocacy and self-determination for people with intellectual disabilities as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and supports the development and growth of independent movements such as People First.

2. CHANGE Risk Learn Expect To Fail Expect To Succeed

5. Social Services Social Change Not about fixing people with intellectual disabilities Exclusion is everyone’s issue we must all work to change it Our motivation to transform from social services to social change through citizen engagement, social capital, and community capacity: putting the social in our services! (Or, creating developments in developmental services!)

6. The small picture andthe big picture: why developing relationships (social capital) withthe community isimportant from themicro and macro perspective!People | Systems(see Al Condeluci)

7. We don’t want to be the one star in your sky!

8. We want you to have a whole universe of stars!

9. Social Services Social Change A Transformative Journey Decisions = Paid Staff and/or Family Education = Day Program/Special Ed Recreation = Segregated Program Employment = Sheltered Workshop Home = Institutional Setting Relationships = Paid Staff and/or Family TRANSFORMATION Decisions = Self-Directed Education = Learning In Community Recreation = Playing In Community Employment = Authentic Work/Volunteerism Home = House or Apartment Relationships = Family, Friends, Lover, Neighbours Unpaid Support, Paid Support

12. A merger of equals! Not pity Not charity Not paid

13. Making a One-On-One Connection Changes TWO Lives, Not One!

14. “Ottawa's Race Weekend (May 28th - 29th) is a popular event each year (http://www.ncm.ca/). Andrea and I are interested in training with a team of LiveWorkPlay members to participate in this fun event - either by walking or jogging the 2K, 5K, 10K, or half marathon.”

15. The best insurance for the future is a robust network

16. Ryan Nevitt A Short Story Of My Life Today

17. How our Community Connections are Expanding! If you invite them (properly) they will come!

20. Waiting List Statistics in Ontario (2011) Waiting lists for services that support people with intellectual disabilities are plaguing communities all across the province. In Ontario nearly 23,000 people are on waiting lists. Many years of insufficient fundingof the developmental services has left many children and adults who have an intellectual disability waiting. Here’s the breakdown: - More than 12,000 people are waiting for support to live in a decent home. - 7,000 families on a waiting list for Special Services at Home (SSAH). The current funding results in an average allocation to families of only $4,200 a year. That translates into $350 per month or about 8 hours of support a week. - 4,000 people on a waiting list for Passport funding. This funding is vital to assist those who need support to overcome isolation and be involved in their community. In a random sampling of ridings across Ontario, over 1,450 parents over the age of 70 are still providing primary care to their adult child or family member.

22. Is a comparison to prison unfair? There is a lot about life in the systems world of developmental services that strongly resembles prison.

23. Caroline’s New Life Beautifully Messy

24. The movement for inclusive communities will never be successful until people with intellectual disabilities find their voice and others respect their citizenship Most developmental services agencies say they support inclusion but they do little to support the leadership of self-advocates

26. THANK YOU keenan@liveworkplay.ca 613-683-8007 ?