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My Home My Way Workshop 2023
Wed 19 Jul 2023, 9:30am - 5:00pm
Youth Coalition of the ACT
46 Clianthus Street, O'Connor ACT Inclusive and accessible communities
Rights protection, justice and legislation
Housing
46 Clianthus Street, O'Connor ACT Inclusive and accessible communities
Rights protection, justice and legislation
Housing
Home is a vital part of our lives. It provides us with security, privacy, comfort and control. It also reflects our identity, adulthood, and a deep sense of who we are and how we connect and belong in our neighbourhood.
Yet for many people, particularly those with intellectual disability and Autism, home is designed by others. Individuals are left with little control over the decisions that most people take for granted. Some families wonder if it’s even possible for their family members to live in their own homes.
In this practical and interactive workshop, we will explore individualised and innovative ways that people with disability have used to create their own homes while getting the support they need. This workshop has been designed specifically with residents of the ACT and surrounding regions in mind.
What we will discuss in this workshop:
- What it really means to have your own home
- The essential elements that make a person’s home their own
- How to find the inspiration and certainty that it’s possible for a person with disability to have their own home
- Creating and holding a personalised vision for home
- The first steps to consider when creating a home of your own that’s unique to you
- How to test ideas to live in your own home and how to implement the ones that work
- A range of home options and creative supports
- Working collaboratively to address common barriers, challenges and fears
- The concept of Home as a part of having a good life within a community and neighbourhood
- Setting up for long-term safety and success
- Stories about people living in their own homes with a range of support.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop will be relevant to people with developmental disabilities, their families and supporters as they think through how they might move into and thrive in a home they can call their own.
Yet for many people, particularly those with intellectual disability and Autism, home is designed by others. Individuals are left with little control over the decisions that most people take for granted. Some families wonder if it’s even possible for their family members to live in their own homes.
In this practical and interactive workshop, we will explore individualised and innovative ways that people with disability have used to create their own homes while getting the support they need. This workshop has been designed specifically with residents of the ACT and surrounding regions in mind.
What we will discuss in this workshop:
- What it really means to have your own home
- The essential elements that make a person’s home their own
- How to find the inspiration and certainty that it’s possible for a person with disability to have their own home
- Creating and holding a personalised vision for home
- The first steps to consider when creating a home of your own that’s unique to you
- How to test ideas to live in your own home and how to implement the ones that work
- A range of home options and creative supports
- Working collaboratively to address common barriers, challenges and fears
- The concept of Home as a part of having a good life within a community and neighbourhood
- Setting up for long-term safety and success
- Stories about people living in their own homes with a range of support.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop will be relevant to people with developmental disabilities, their families and supporters as they think through how they might move into and thrive in a home they can call their own.
For more information about this event, visit: http://imaginemore.org.au/events/my-home-my-way-workshop-2023/
