This year marks my twentieth anniversary of public speaking and disability education. In that time the subject I get asked to speak on the most is the empowerment of people with disabilities. The two main principles I have come up with regarding empowerment are to treat each person as an individual and take a holistic view of a person's life because in my experience it is only by doing those two things that you can truly empower a person with a disability. In order to make these two principles a reality you have to take a person centred approach to support delivery. It starts from the CEO at the top and the great front line soldiers that are each individual support worker. It is important to recognise that no two people with a disability have the same life and needs. The support worker should help create an environment where the client and support worker work together and people are given the space and opportunity for choice and control in their own life. It is important to
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