L V-DaneLiving Our VisionsLiving Our Visions, Inc. is a grassroots organization of

community members, including individuals with disabilities and

their families, committed to building fulfilling, community-centered lives for all citizens.

Introductions:Tell us your name, who you’re with, and what

interested you about this session

L V-DaneLiving Our Visions

Living Our Visions, Inc. is a grassroots organization of community members, including individuals with disabilities

and their families, committed to building fulfilling, community-centered lives for all citizens.

Asset Based Community

Development

People and Communities are gifted:

•“Using what we have to get what we don’t have”

Collective Action:

•“Doing together what we can’t do alone”

Citizens not ClientsDecide

Deficits

Remediate

Reliance

Own

Act

Offer

Ask

Relationships Lead to Action

action

relationship

care

What is LOV working on?

Creating Meaningful Days Contributing to Community

Increasing Independence

Finding strength, support and creativity through each

other

Life Assistant Project

• How did it get started?

• How is it helping the members?

• What does the work look like?

• How does this compare to other kinds of support at home?

How did it start?

• LOV-Dane was working hard to create “the good life” for members

• Significant barrier=missing important stuff because you forgot, didn’t have a ride, etc.

• Four families got together to brainstorm

• Defined the kind of support needed, and hired someone to provide the support

How is it helping the

members?• Sam

• Other examples…

What does the work look

like?

Individual Work• Meet with Kara once

or twice a week

• Agenda revolves around personally defined goals

• Learn skills to become more independent

Group Work• Meet with Stefanie

once a month

• Celebrate individual successes

• Share collective goals

Shared Group Goals

• Exercise

• Time management

• Cooking

• Weight loss

• Motivation

• Organizing physical space

• The Future (Jobs)

• Real world vs. pretend work (Work/Play balance)

• Using technology to help accomplish other goals

How does this compare to

other kinds of support at

home?• Difference between a life assistant and

a personal care worker

• Difference between life assistant and a personal assistant

• Person-centered?

• Self-directed?

Questions?

Talk with your

neighbor:How might this be relevant to

your life?

What thoughts are you

leaving with?