This photo was made at an Art Studio. This photo can be used to illustrate the importance of promoting engagement in meaningful activity. This whole concept and practice has been referred to as Person-Centred Active Support and has extensive empirical evidence to support its importance in promoting a great quality of life for all people with a disability, “irrespective of degree of disability or the presence of extra problems* * Mansell, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Ashman, B., & Ockenden, J. (2004). Person-Centred Active Support. Pavilion Publishing (Brighton) Ltd..

A procedure involving the use of a plain English explanation supported by photos and a diagram to depict this explanation was gone through in order to gain informed consent from the model. There were two witnesses present throughout this process. They were both staff who know the model, assisted with the explanation, and are familiar with intellectual disability. If you would like to see the PDF document used to provide information to this model then please email me at gradler@me.com.

Senior man with a disability at home mixing flour. He was cooking muffins for supper in his kitchen. This photo can be used to illustrate the importance of promoting engagement in meaningful activity. This whole concept and practice has been referred to as Person-Centred Active Support and has extensive empirical evidence to support its importance in promoting a great quality of life for all people with a disability, “irrespective of degree of disability or the presence of extra problems* * Mansell, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Ashman, B., & Ockenden, J. (2004). Person-Centred Active Support. Pavilion Publishing (Brighton) Ltd..