Food For Thought

"A person who is severely impaired
never knows his hidden sources of strength
until he is treated like a normal human being
and encouraged to shape his own life."

Helen Keller, " Teacher" 1955

~NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT~

Eleanor Roosevelt

"Children living with illness or disability do not need sympathy.
They need Empowerment."

Dr. Phillip McGraw

"Give a man a reputation to live up to and he will rise to it."

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"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

Thich Nhat Hanh

"The power of effecting changes for the better is within ourselves,
not in the favorableness of circumstances"

Helen Keller, "Rehabilitation" Oct. 31,1923

"Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life-
is the source from which self respect springs."

Joan Didion

Researchers have discovered that when we smile, our brain gets the message "I must be happy" and looks for the evidence... so begin smiling and see if your mood picks up.

"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between
a man and the life he leads?"

Albert Camus

"You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."

John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Rights of All Persons with Developmental Disabilities F.S. 393.13(3)

A person with a developmental disability shall have a right to:

1 Dignity, privacy, and humane care
2 Be free of sexual abuse in a residential setting
3 Freedom and practice of religion
4 Receive services that protect the personal liberty of the individual and are provided in the least restrictive conditions
5 Participate in educational lessons and instructional programs
(including training in sex education, marriage, and family planning),
regardless of age or degree of disability
6 Interact socially and participate in community activities
7 Physical exercise and leisure opportunities
8 Be free of harm, including unnecessary physical, chemical, or mechanical restraint, isolation, excessive medication, abuse, or neglect
9 Consent to or refusal treatment, unless the individual has a legal guardian, then that person has the right to consent or refusal
10 Be included in, a member of, or a receiver of benefits of any program or service that receives public funds (it is also stated that this statute has authority over other statutes that may set a prohibition on a program)
11 Vote in public elections

Food For Thought

"A person who is severely impaired never knows his hidden sources of strength until he is treated like a normal human being and encouraged to shape his own life."

~NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT~

"Children living with illness or disability do not need sympathy. They need Empowerment."

"Give a man a reputation to live up to and he will rise to it."

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

"The power of effecting changes for the better is within ourselves, not in the favorableness of circumstances"

"Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life- is the source from which self respect springs."

"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?"