What can we learn from the families we support and work with?
This video is a celebration of families and what we can learn from them. The moving and thoughtful words of the families who made this video will help you to learn from the experience and understand the perspectives of the families that you work with.
New module here!
We are really excited to let you know that we have collaborated with leading dementia and intellectual disabilities expert Diana Kerr to produce “Dementia Explained.”
1 in 3 people with Down syndrome and 1 in 10 people with intellectual disabilities over the age of 50 have dementia.
This module is a great opportunity to make sure your staff can:
– Explain what dementia means and describe the different types of dementia.
– Understand how dementia affects people with intellectual disabilities.
– Describe the changes in the brain that a person with dementia experiences.
– Understand how changes in the brain impact the reality for people with dementia.
– Identify the early signs of dementia and explain the importance of diagnosis.
– Identify the early signs of dementia and explain the importance of diagnosis.
For more information visit our learning modules page here.
Really excited to share our new music video “Naturally”.
We collaborated with the brilliant Michael Steinbruck to bring you this song about the right of people to build a home and live in the community.
