Community Councils work collaboratively with many different community partners to support community inclusion, citizenship and full participation of people with developmental disabilities.
Below is a list of publications that will be of interest to Councils to help them with this work.
- Conversations about building sustainable & inclusive communities: An invitation– John O’Brien and David Towell
- Conversations about inclusive & sustainable communities: Six practices for creative engagement – John O’Brien and David Towell
- A good community – John O’Brien & David Towell
- Beyond Accreditation: Five-Star Quality – Derrick F. Dufresne and Michael Mayer
- Fifty Years of Community Living! Reflections on a Social Movement in the Midst of Change – John Lord
- Creating Change: Innovations in the world of disability – Ashoka
- Social Role Valorization – Family For Change Newsletter (New South Wales, Australia)
- Community Capacities and Community Necessities – John McKnight
- Networking through Life’s Transitions: Looking to Relationships First, and Systems Second – Susan Stanfield
- Practical approaches to improving the lives of disabled and older people through building stronger communities – Department of Health, United Kingdom
- Practical approaches to co-production: Building effective partnerships with people using services, carers, families and citizens – Department of Health, United Kingdom
- Practical approaches to safeguarding and personalisation – Department of Health, United Kingdom
- Personal Fulfillment, Values and the role of supportive communities – Michael Kendrick, PhD
- Creating Shared Value – Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
- The Community Development Handbook: A tool to build community capacity – Flo Frank and Anne Smith
- A Vision for Adult Social Care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens – Department of Health, United Kingdom