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Myth Busting and Momentum Building: A Community Conference about Truths in the Lives of People with a Disability. 2007 Conference Papers.
Published by CRU (2007)

$25.00

Like a Sweet Cup of Tea: Shared Lives, Neighbourhoods and Communities
by Community Resource Unit Inc

With the intention of encouraging a stronger movement in favour of authentic community living, and underpinned by a theme of reconciliation this book provides stories of people with disabilities living ordinary lives, in valued roles, and in love relationships, and explores the ethics and the practices that make this possible.
$32.50

Relationships & Everyday Lives: People With A Disability And Vital Communities by CRU (2002)

This collection expands our thinking about relationships and community, offering examples from the lives of those who have dared to believe that people with disability can experience positive, reciprocal relationships, sustained and developed over time.
$32.50

Telling the Untold by Beverley Funnell (2001)

Read this book and be reminded about the centrality of love and family relationships in the lives of all people, and understand that this is never more true than it is for those who are highly vulnerable to social rejection and exclusion.
$20.00    

Gathering the Wisdom - Changing Realities in the Lives of People with Disabilities by CRU (1999)

This book is unique in that it brings together, in its 27 chapters, the experiences of service users, service providers and policy makers. Readers will find descriptions of social changes as well as being moved by intimate stories telling of the human spirit that so vigorously dwells in the hearts and minds of people with disabilities and those who work to ensure that their humanity and individuality are not eclipsed or denied.
$27.50    

Community Conversations: A Collection of Writings from CRUcial Times (Vol 2). by CRU (2003)

Stories and insights about inclusive communities through the themes of: vital communities; identity and roles; being in life, not a system; challenges and strategies for services.
$25.00    

Stories and insights about good lives through the themes of: a sense of belonging; relationships; dreams and aspirations; collective action; struggle and good service support.
$25.00

A Brief Introduction to Social Role Valorization as a High-order Concept for Structuring Human Services by Wolf Wolfensberger (1991)

A monograph which explains the concept of Social Role Valorisation.
$28.50   

A Guideline on Protecting the Health & Lives of Patients in Hospitals, especially if the Patient is a Member of a Societally Devalued Class by Wolf Wolfensberger (1992)

This monograph considers the dangers to the health of societally devalued people when they are admitted to hospital and proposes measures to protect people in hospital.
$17.60    

The Origin and Nature of Our Institutional Models by Wolf Wolfensberger (1975)
$25.00    

The New Genocide of Handicapped and Afflicted People by Wolf Wolfensberger (1987)

A monograph which alerts the reader to the actions of our society which bring about or hasten the deaths of devalued people.
$15.00    

Changing Lives, Changing Communities
by Harriet Ziegler.

An excellent plain-English description of Social Role Valorisation.
$8.00

The Homes West Experience. Steps to Independent Living for Adults with a Disability compiled by Jill Hole with contributions made by Homes West families.
Published by Homes West Association Inc. (2007)

This book is based on the real life experiences of a small group of parents who rejected traditional services and joined together to establish a service to support their sons and daughters for the long term. The book is written in three sections: Getting started; Living in the Community - moving into a home of your own; and The next Generation - when parents are no longer around. The Homes West families hope that by sharing their journey, they will contribute to the next generation's journey by smoothing the pathways in some small way.

This book is provided as a FREE resource to families, postage and handling charges apply.
$11.00 plus postage and handling for organisations and government and non-government agencies.

One Person At A Time by Patricia FratAngelo, Marjorie Olney and Sue Lehr (2001)

One Person at a Time chronicles how one agency left behind group home models to pioneer individualized housing and support, called supported living. It is the story of one agency’s quest to serve people based on what each person really wants and needs, rather than fitting people into pre-existing models.
$50.00

Finding People To Be There: Rebuilding a Sense of Belonging Published by A Place to Belong (2002)

Drawn from the experience of working with people who are isolated and vulnerable, this resource offers ideas and strategies for responding to people's expressed need to belong, focusing on how opportunities for relationships can be increased.
$15.00    

Leisure, Integration and Community by Peggy Hutchison & Judith McGill (1998)

This book is a practical resource for all those concerned about the inclusion of people with disabilities in the community through leisure opportunities.
$70.00    

Developing Leisure Identities by Judith McGill (1996)

This book is no longer in print. The Resource Collection holds copies of this publication. Please contact Sharyn Pacey to access this resource.

Night Life: Ten Years of Light in the Dark Published by MACS (2002)

An uplifting book about a small community-based service that assists people with disabilities in a personalised way in their own homes at night.
$16.50    

A Place Called Home second edition, published 2008
by Alison Ouellette

This small book is the story of creating an independent lifestyle and home for a young man called David, whose family and their plans, were inspired by Nicola Schaefer.
$35.00