Learning from our History

Barriers and Drawbacks

Our history has also provided us with opportunities to learn about what we do not want in our future.

We do not want:

A system that has resulted in passive and dependent families over the years. The wait for services has been so long that many families feel that they will never get the services they need.

People to be labelled. The time has come to stop labelling and to start supporting people. We know that labels limit people and that the stigma that results often isolates people from community.

Individuals and their families/ support networks to be disempowered. Too many individuals and families still have inadequate information, limited choices, and few relationships.

Government ministries that are not all investing in inclusion. People benefit from support and funding from more than one ministry. Community supports would be more accessible and supportive if there was a common vision and seamless funding.

To continue to fund programs instead of people. Individualized funding and portable funds empower people and helps to transform services.