Registration now open: 'Searching for Home' national forum on homes for people with intellectual disabilities

Searching For Home

a national forum on policy, practice and innovation in building and sustaining real homes for people with intellectual disabilities…

join the conversation with people from across Canada as we strategize, inspire, reflect and plan how to support and create real homes with real choice for people with intellectual disabilities.

Read the program here

January 26-27, 2012
Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites
1763 Comox Street Vancouver, BC

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE

Registration fee: $150 ($25 fee for self advocates).

Includes continental breakfast, coffee and lunch.

Contact Charlotte Kates for more information about registration: ckates@bcacl.org PH: 604-777-9100

This forum is hosted by:

With the support and sponsorship of:

9:00 – 12:15 pm
 
Opening Plenary
 

• Self Advocate Panel-  expressing self advocates' needs and desires for real homes in the community
  
• Community Housing Advocates Panel– looking at community housing and homelessness initiatives, addressing the human right to housing, and advocacy to make that right a reality, with a view toward exploring and building linkages with people with developmental disabilities and their families.
• Michael Prince – Keynote - provincial and federal policy analysis and implications related to housing, funding and homes, looking at the systemic factors in achieving inclusive homes.
   

12:15 pm - Lunch
 
1:00 – 2:30 pm
 
Access, Affordability and Inclusion– concurrent break-out sessions

• The Right to Live in the Community – presented by the National Task Force on the Right to Live in the Community
•  Partners Old and New: Creative Financing and Planning – financial planning, accessibility and affordability

3:00 – 4:30 pm
 
Partners in Innovation– concurrent break-out sessions

•  Provincial Perspectives on Innovation and Inclusion – a national scan of housing innovation and challenges
•  Inclusive and Innovative Models: Partnering for Change – creative partnerships in developing inclusive housing featuring BC examples

 
Plenary- 9-12:15 pm
 

• Tim Stainton - presenting research findings and a critical analysis of satisfaction with models of support.
• Doug Woollard  - discussing how systems can support innovation in housing and homes.
• Family Leadership Panel – the critical role of family leadership and the family movement in envisioning, advocating, building and creating home.

 
12:15 pm – Lunch
 
1:00 – 2:30 pm
 
Making a House a Home – concurrent break-out sessions

• Individualized Funding – National Task Force on Individualized Funding looks at research and progress across Canada and around the world.
• Best Practices in Shared Living – agency perspectives on creative and innovative approaches and models for supporting individuals to have a real life in community in homes of their own.
• Rolling With Change – possibilities and challenges as families adapt to and plan for change.

3:00 – 4:30 PM
 
The Journey Home- How Do We Find Home in Community?
 

• Plenary Community Café – designed to look at our learning over the previous 2 days and inspire action when we return home.
• Closing remarks

 
Hotel and Logistics Information

Comfort Rooms with a city view are available at a rate of $99/night for attendees, or One Bedroom Suites with a water view rate are available at a rate of $139/night for attendees. Please make reservations by phoning the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites 604-688-7711. Rates are available before January 16, 2012!

To book online, use the following instructions:
1.         Open your computer browser to:  http://www.coasthotels.com/hotels/canada/bc/vancouver/coast_plaza/overview
2.         Go to Reservations
3.         Select the province & city or the hotel name, enter the check-in and check-out dates, and finally the number of rooms and number of guests
4.         Enter the group booking code CPS-GFC3791105 in the ‘Group Code’ box and then click ‘Check Rates & Availability’.
5.         The special rates for your group will appear (you may have to scroll down).
6.         Follow the prompts as indicated, and upon completion, a confirmation number will be given.

If you require further information, please don’t hesitate to contact Charlotte Kates by phone: BCACL office at (604) 777-9100 ext. 503 or email ckates@bcacl.org.
 
Sponsored by the BC Association for Community Living, Canadian Association for Community Living, and People First of Canada, with support from Community Living BC and the Community Living Innovation Venture.