I am a social worker who provides case management through a Home- and Community-Based Services waiver program. I am also a disabled & neurodivergent person. One thing that is really important to me is making sure that social services are led and influenced by the people who are receiving them. People like to use words like "self-directed" and "person-centered" but don't always follow through with what those words actually mean in terms of truly respecting the autonomy of disabled people.
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@emery
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "What is your favorite piece of technology?":
Posted a response to "What is your favorite piece of technology?":
"My favorite pieces of technology are my Kindle, because it doesn't hurt my head to read on it, and my phone, because it can do so many things and I rely on..."
@emery
• 9 months ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Stacy's Journal: Double Standards:
Posted a new Comment on Stacy's Journal: Double Standards:
"I think "wanting to be treated like everyone else" INCLUDES wanting and needing accommodations. Nondisabled people get accommodations, too - they just don't..."
