A person is defined by the stories he tells about himself as well as the stories that are told about him. – BURTON BLATT

‘It is our policy to reduce dependency on human services by increasing interdependence in community life through a focus on the gifts and capacities of people […]

Caregivers make big mistake by looking at what people know or should know instead of what they feel.  If life were just a matter of knowing, […]

I ask you to change humanity by changing yourself…I ask you to think of yourself, not society, and how you must evolve, not what civilization must […]

[T]he greatest ‘service’ our society provides is the opportunity to express our unique capacities, to have a decent income, and to join with our fellow citizens […]

[W]e need to teach the person to feel that it is good to be with us, doing things together, and eventually doing things for us out […]

You and I are all that is needed to change the world.  Our necessary confrontation is not social.  It is personal.  The battle is not against […]

[M]any vulnerable people are primarily disabled by their segregation from community life in institutions, ‘special’ programs, or service ghettos. – JOHN MCKNIGHT

[Care giving] requires the strength of the recognition of our interdependence. – JOHN MCGEE