- Supporting LIFE ENHANCEMENT through SERVICE.
- Supporting GROWTH through LEARNING and TRANSFORMATION.
- Supporting SOCIAL JUSTICE through HOLISTIC SOCIAL lenses.
- Supporting ACCESS through INCLUSION.
- Supporting EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, and EMPOWERMENT through ADVOCACY and NON-VIOLENCE.
- Supporting EMPATHY through COMPASSION.
- Supporting EMPATHY through COMPASSION.
- Supporting PARTICIPATION through COLLABORATION.
- Supporting INDEPENDENCE, AUTONOMY, and CHOICE through SELF-DETERMINATION.
- Supporting DIGNITY through a focus on STRENGTHS and ABILITIES.
- Supporting RECONCILIATION through REFLECTION and ACTION.
Context
Disability and Work* — Workers and Employers
*Work, vocations, occupations, career.
“Work is an activity where individuals [undertake] to complete tasks or to achieve outcomes which are either self-set or set by others and which may or may not be remunerated” (Cairns & Malloch, 2011, p. 4).
“Vocation is
Life spent for the good of others,
rooted in deep commitments,
blossoming in satisfaction and joy.”
— C. Gregg, 2005.
People’s occupations are “the things that are important to them… like… going to work or school, participating in the community, and leisure activities”. – Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
What do YOU stand for?
Cairns, L., & Malloch, M. (2011). Theories of work, place and learning: New directions. In M. Malloch, L. Cairns, K. Evans, & B. O’Connor (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of workplace learning (pp. 3-16). London: SAGE.
Gregg, C. (2005). Discover “Vocation”: An Essay on the Concept of Vocation. Journal of College and Character 6:1, doi 10.2202/1940-1639.1411.