Working with People with DisAbilities
Prepared by Marianne M. Park, Founder Network of Women with Disabilities NOW
Overall attitude and approach to persons with disabilities
As you meet people with various disabilities, you will likely find that you are apprehensive about how you should behave towards that individual. Every person is different and some will find it easy to work with such individuals, whereas others will find it difficult adjusting to working with people with disabilities. Always remember that a person with a disability is a person
The sessions that you will read about in this manual were the subject of a pilot project in 2016-2017. Afterwards, participants and contributors submitted their comments on how to improve, modify and add to the sessions.
The following best practices were suggested to ensure the success of group meetings:
- Accessibility
- Nature of the Group
The Francophone character of the group is very important, and it is essential to maintain a program developed by Francophone women for Francophone women, as well as references to resources, material, and tools in French.
Vieillir Sans Violence Forum de mars 2018: Peter Jaffe: Meurtres de femmes d’age mur par des membres de leur famille : les lecons qu'on a tirées de ces drames
Les Sequelle du travail que nous faisons
- Stress
- Epuisement professionnel
- Traumatismes indirects (usure de compassion, traumatisme secondaire)
Vieillir Sans Violence Forum de mars 2018: Baldev Mutta, Mandeep Grewal and Aman Virk: Les femmes d'age mur et les repercussions du vieillissement au Canada: un point de vue sud-asiatique
Comprendre les enjeux de la communautésud-asiatique
- Taux supérieur de troubles cardiaques
- Taux supérieur de diabete
- Taux supérieur de troubles associés à la toxicomanie et à la santémentale
- Taux inférieur de recours a des services professionnels en cas de toxicomanieou de troublemental
- Taux supérieur de prejuges favorables aux garcons
- Taux inférieur de depistage du cancer
- Taux supérieur de "violence familiale", dont les effets sont dévastateurs
- Maltraitance des personnes agees
- Violence contre l'epouse
- Fragmentation familiale
Vieillir Sans Violence Forum de mars 2018: Karine Denis et Annick Bolvin: Groupe pour femmes de 55 ans et plus apercu du guide et des meilleures pratiques
Les objectifs du groupe
But du programme:
Amener un groupe de femmes d'expression francaise agees de 55 ans et plus à augmenter leur confiance personnelle.
Objectifs:
Faire en sorte que les participantes au groupe puissent
- sortir de leur isolement
- ameliorer leur connaissance de soi et leur estime personnelle
- arriver a reconnaitre des situations abusives
- utiliser les ressources disponibles, soit leurs ressources individuelles et personnelles
- les ressources communautaires, formelles et informelles
Vieillir Sans Violence Forum de mars 2018
Margaret MacPherson: Reconnaitre, reagir et recommander les lecons tirees de la campagne "It's Not Right"
Lecons a retenir
Voisins, amis et familles
Reconnaitre les signaux d'alarme et intervenir: lacunes dans la compréhension de l'expérience des aines
- Mauvaise santé et situations de prestation de soins
- Cas dans lesquels les enfants sont les agresseurs
- Plein effet de l'âgisme, intersections avec d'autres formes de discrimination
Veuillez noter que ce fichier est tres volumineux et peut prendre un certain temps a telecharger.
De la synthese
La collaboration intersectorielle. Tel a ete le theme sous lequel le forum provincial Vieillir sans violence s'est déroule les 20 et 21 mars 2018, a l'Hotel Chelsea, au centre-ville de Toronto. Anime par l'OAITH et un comite consultatif compose de 13 membres, ce forum a reuni plus de 130 representants issus de divers secteurs ontariens fournissant des soins etdes services aux femmes d'age mur. Des exposes, des discussions et d'autres activites ont favorise l'echange de points de vue et d'idees sur les mesures visant a renforcer l'intervention du gouvernement provincial en réponse à la violence sexospécifique faite aux femmes d'age mur. Le foruma réuni un vaste éventail de personnes de cultures, d'antecedents, de competences et de vecus différents. Conferenciers precurseurs dans leurdomaine, techniques favorisant la participation de l'auditoire et discussionsde groupe. En fin de compte, ce forum visait a reunir des personnes partageant un objectif commun : mettre fin a la violence faite aux femmes d'age mur.
Please note this is a very large file and may take some time to download.
From the Executive Summary:
Inter-sector collaboration. This was the spirit and theme of the Aging Without Violence Provincial Forum, which was held on March 20
and 21, 2018 at the Chelsea Hotel in Downtown Toronto. Hosted by OAITH and a 13-member Advisory Committee, the Forum welcomed over 130 representatives from sectors across Ontario that provide care and services to older women. Presentations, conversations and other engagements ignited in-depth perspectives and ideas to strengthen a provincial response to gender-based violence against older women. From trailblazing speakers and audience engagement technology to facilitated group discussions, the Forum solicited expertise from a vast demographic of culture, background, and skills and lived experience. Ultimately, the Forum aimed to bring people together who share a collective goal – to end violence against older women.
Aging Without Violence Forum Report
Please note: This is a very large file and may take some time to download.
From the Executive Summary:
Inter-sector collaboration. This was the spirit and theme of the Aging Without Violence Provincial Forum, which was held on March 20
and 21, 2018 at the Chelsea Hotel in Downtown Toronto. Hosted by OAITH and a 13-member Advisory Committee, the Forum welcomed over 130 representatives from sectors across Ontario that provide care and services to older women. Presentations, conversations and other engagements ignited in-depth perspectives and ideas to strengthen a provincial response to gender-based violence against older women. From trailblazing speakers and audience engagement technology to facilitated group discussions, the Forum solicited expertise from a vast demographic of culture, background, and skills and lived experience. Ultimately, the Forum aimed to bring people together who share a collective goal – to end violence against older women.


