Community Living Algoma

SELF-ADVOCATE COMMITTEE

RIGHTS

RISK PLANNING

PLANNING

SELF ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES

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Self-Advocate Committee

Community Living Algoma
Self-Advocate Committee
2007/2008

Sharron Yadivisiak
Paul Coghill
Mary Canale
Jason Pratt
Nancy Upper
Janice Shewfelt - Chair
Ann Kirby
Shirley Lacrosse
Susan Navitski
Peter Carlson - Co-chair

Staff Support
Pat Nardi
Chris Dunn
Jenn Possamai
Judy Duffy
Rhonda Miskiw
Anita Lefevbre

Terms of Reference

1. The Committee has decided to appoint a chair for a period of one (1) year.
2. The Committee had decided to appoint a Vice Chairperson if the Chairperson is unable to attend the meetings.
3. The Committee will be composed of ten (10) Self-Advocates who receive services from Community Living Algoma.
4. A quorum of the Self-Advocate Committee shall be fifty (50) percent of members, plus one (1).
5. The Committee will meet every third Thursday of each month. Meetings are at the call of the Chair.
6. A Self-Advocate Committee member who is absent for three (3) consecutive committee meetings, without cause or notice, will have his/her name removed as a member of this committee.
7. The Self-Advocate Committee will maintain accurate records of its proceedings and activities.

Self-Advocate Committee

Goals

1. To hold monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm at the office.

2. Committee minutes to be copied directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

3. To have our own computer to connect with other Self-Advocates.

4. To attend Self Advocacy conferences and retreats outside our community.

5. To provide safety education to people receiving services from Community Living Algoma.

6. To develop opportunities for Self-Advocates, to participate and be involved in the community’s activities and celebrations.

7. To speak up for more accessible transportation in our own community.

8. To have a job in the community, where we get paid eth same amount of money as everyone else.

9. To hold fundraising events.

10. To connect with local media, newspapers, T.V., radio and the internet.

11. To develop our own website.

12. To improve our computer/internet skills.

13. To advocate at the government level, the things that are important to us.

14. To continue to challenge staff to provide with disabilities, the highest quality service and supports.

15. We want to always remember why we started this committee and why it is important to each of us.

16. We want to see people with disabilities enjoy the same Rights and Freedoms as everyone else.

Community Living Algoma
Bill of Rights

Respect
Respect my ability to make my own choices and decisions. We can disagree but be nice about it. Say sorry when you are wrong.

Self-Advocacy

To be the person I am and choose to be.

To know and understand my rights and options and have my choices respected.

To Be Heard

To speak for myself and be heard.

To get the help I need to communicate.

Privacy

To decide what privacy means to me.

Locks on my door
My own keys
Reading my own mail or having it read
Knock on my door
My own space to be alone
Not touching my things unless I say it is ok
To use the phone in private
Right to sexual intimacy

Choosing Supports

To choose when and how I am supported and who supports me.

Living

To choose where I live, who lives with me and who visits my home.

Relationships

To spend time with whom I want.

Work
To explore and choose what type of job works best for me.

Money

To be in control of my money and to decide how I spend it.

Free Time
To choose what I want to do with my free time.

My Information

To know and decide what personal information is kept and who sees it.