DELAWARE COUNTY
Association of Independent Support Brokers
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| Delaware
County Association of Independent Support Brokers |
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| Director: Mark Gane | ||
| Email: markgane@neighbours-inc.com |
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Phone: 610-529-8998 |
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| P.O.
Box 5023 Springfield PA 19064 |
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| Self Determination | ||
| Principals of Self-Determination | ||
| FREEDOM | ||
| Freedom to make choices,
freedom to make decisions and learn from them. This principal extends
and encourages the most basic human right to people with disabilities. It
is vested in the philosophy that interests and opportunities should
not be restricted in a way that denies or excludes any person based
on his/her physical or cognitive limitations.
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| AUTHORITY | ||
| Authority to say
what is important and valuable in a life, to express opinions and
ideas openly. This principal states that a person, not a
program or a system, has the power to make decisions and choices
about who is working for them, what they are doing during a day
or year, and where they want to be in the future. The principal
of authority recognizes a person as the sole expert in the provision
of services.
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| SUPPORT | ||
| Support as it is
determined individually and mutually between the person with a
disability and any person supporting him/her. Support is
not determined by an outside entity but is based on the skills,
experiences, and goals of the person being supported. It
makes the assumption that people can make choices around what they
want and need without the hindrance of having those decisions made
for them. The principals of support maintains that support
is given when and in a way that is respectful of a person’s
wishes.
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| COMMUNITY | ||
| Community recognizes
all people as integral parts of a larger scheme. This principle
recognizes that differences bring strengthen and perspective to
an otherwise lackluster world. Community means that every
person holds both a place and equal entitlements within its make-up. Within
self-determination, the goal is to empower people who have otherwise
lacked such entitlements to find their place and to develop chosen
relationships with which to share a community.
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| RESPONSIBILITY | ||
| Responsibility
is assumed by the person to hire staff, set and follow through
with goals, and to make dreams a reality. This principal sees
the person, as opposed to an agency or government policy, as the
pivotal figure for making decisions. Responsibility is presumed
by virtue of the fact that when support is needed it is given and
by the understanding that individual choices are respected. Within
self-determination responsibility is not a token to be earned but
is inherent to a person’s way of life.
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