Podcasts about liveworkplay

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I had the honour of speaking with Keenan Wellar, founder of LiveWorkPlay about the organization’s work helping the community welcome and include people with intellectual disabilities, autistic persons, and those with a dual diagnosis in housing, work and leisure.  LiveWorkPlay is a model for the paradigm shift that is needed in developmental services! Listen to … Continue reading Keenan Wellar from LiveWorkPlay: Transforming Canada’s housing & programs for intellectually disabled Canadians

We preview the December 3, 2022, International Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference with organizer Marcia Yale, national president of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians and Keenan Wellar, co-leader of LiveWorkPlay. This is the December 1, 2022 episode. Tune into AMI-audio to hear the conference live on December 3 from 1 to 4 pm Eastern. To attend the conference on Zoom, register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-conference-tickets-451207252037

Paul Goldsmith and Angela Derrick are joined by Milena Regos, founder of UnHustle Movement and LiveWorkPlay Design Program.

Paul Goldsmith and Angela Derrick are joined by Milena Regos, founder of UnHustle Movement and LiveWorkPlay Design Program.

Al sits down with Keenan Wellar. Keenan Wellar co-founded the LiveWorkPlay organization in 1995, and has served as the Co-Leader and Director of Communications since 1997. LiveWorkPlay helps the community welcome people with intellectual disabilities to live, work, and play as valued citizens. 

Al Condeluci provides us with a 4-stage framework to build social capital (meaningful relationships) for people with disabilities. Keenan Wellar also joins us to share the experience of putting the framework into action with his team at LiveWorkPlay. This podcast was created from a segment in Episode 006, so it might be the second listen for you long time listeners, but it is so good that it is worth another listen!   The approach that Al Condeluci shares is a 180-degree approach from looking at a person’s deficits. “Oh, Sarah can’t do that…. She would never be able to (fill in the blank).” This approach zooms out and looks at the much bigger view (macro view as Al calls it) of a person’s life.     In an ongoing study, by Harvard University, it was revealed that relationships are the biggest contributor to our happiness:   “Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives, the study revealed. Those ties protect people from life’s discontents, help to delay mental and physical decline, and are better predictors of long and happy lives than social class, IQ, or even genes. That finding proved true across the board among both the Harvard men and the inner-city participants.” Link to article.     In conversation with Al Condeluci, he explained to me that the average person maintains approximately 150 social connections [The Rule of 150] , however the research is starting to  show that people with disabilities only maintain on average 25 connections. More to come on this in future episodes!     So how do we improve a person’s social capital?       4-Stage Framework for Building Social Capital:   On the podcast, Al Condeluci shares:   1) Understand the person’s affinities and passions. This requires a cultural shift from deficits (what a person cannot do) to a profile of assets.   2) Where do these affinities and passions happen in the community? For every interest, there is a group of people in the community that enjoy those interests. Find where these interests exist in the community. This is where people will gather around an interest, and creates similarity, rather than difference. This forms a connection point.   3) Learn what is expected of people when they look to join the group or community. Once you have an understanding of the expectations of a person in these settings you can then coach and prepare the person you are supporting to understand what those expected behaviours.   4) Find the gate keeper. This is someone that is already a part of the community that can help to facilitate relationships with others.   (More detail on this framework is provided in the podcast, and in Al’s book 'Social Capital: The Key to Macro Change')       Building Social Capital in Action:   Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader of LiveWorkPlay, leads the organization to implement Al’s 4-stage framework for their clients. Keenan shares that taking this approach is a lot of hard work, and takes some figuring out. They don’t always get it right the first time.   Keenan shares the story of Chris, a young man with an intellectual disability, who is a soccer player and his current team wasn’t working out. The LiveWorkPlay team worked with Chris to find him a new team that would be inclusive and accepting of what Chris brought to the team. They met with Chris’s new team to educate them on being inclusive, however, the team said this is who we are – we are accepting of everyone.   Chris went to his soccer game, and it was overlooked that he didn’t have a ride home. The next morning the LiveWorkPlay team was in a panic to learn that Chris was invited to go out for beers with the team after the game, and someone drove Chris home. Chris didn’t get invited out for beers and driven home because he had a disability, it was because he is a part of the team. A huge thank you goes out to Al & Keenan for the work that they do to improve social capital for people with disabilities!   Thank you for reading to today's blog! If you liked this episode, and think someone you know would benefit, please share it with them! Be a part of the change to think differently about disability.     Love & Respect, Eric Goll         Resources:   How to contact Al Condeluci:   Website: http://www.alcondeluci.com/ Contact: http://www.alcondeluci.com/contact/ Location: Pittsburg PA, USA     How to contact Keenan & the LiveWorkPlay team:   Website: http://liveworkplay.ca/ Website: https://keenanwellar.wordpress.com/ Contact: http://liveworkplay.ca/contact-us/ Phone: 613-702-0332 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada     If you received value from this content please leave me a review on iTunes. By leaving a 5 star review on iTunes you make the Empowering Ability Podcast more discoverable, and more families will benefit. Click Here To Leave a Review on iTunes       The Empowering Ability Podcast is available on iTunes and various other apps so that you can listen while on the go from your smartphone!   Click Here To Listen on iTunes

I ask Keenan, “What is the most common question you get asked in your role as Co-leader at LiveWorkPlay?”. Keenan replies “Housing – what should we do in housing?” - At the end of the podcast recording in Episode 1; “The movement to individualized support, and accessing developmental support services”,  In this week’s podcast I share unreleased audio from our very first guest on the podcast, Keenan Wellar. Keenan is the innovative Co-founder and Co-leader of LiveWorkPlay, a developmental service agency that works to facilitate community connections and relationships in Ottawa, ON. When answering this question, Keenan takes a coach approach by asking a lot of questions in order to draw out the best answer for that family. A couple of questions that Keenan will ask are;  Where do most citizens tend to live in your community?  (Let’s start there)  What are the barriers to those outcomes (living in 'ordinary' housing) ?   These are great questions to get you thinking about the best solution for you and your family. To help guide your thinking process I’ve created a FREE workbook to help you create your vision of the best housing solution for you, and to take the first steps toward implementing your solution. Click Here to download the free workbook.   Keenan shares, "If we just look at the systemic one size fits all housing solution then we are closing a lot of doors." I agree. We also might not be creating an environment for a person with a disability to flourish by taking a one size fits all approach. Keenan also touches on the problem of isolation and loneliness for people with a disability, and how important it is to work on developing unpaid relationships. Keenan and I dive deep into building social capital topic with Al Condeluci in Episode 6; “Social Capital; Building Relationships for Improved Well-Being” Take a listen to this podcast to get a different perspective on creating the best home for you and your loved one. Our mini-series on housing for people with disabilities is continuing so go ahead and Subscribeto the mailing list to get all 6 episodes sent directly to your inbox!    Love & Respect, Eric   How to Contact Keenan Wellar and LiveWorkPlay: Website: http://liveworkplay.ca/ Phone: 613-702-0332   If you received value from this content please leave me a review on iTunes. By leaving a 5 star review on iTunes you make the Empowering Ability Podcast more discoverable, and more families will benefit. Click Here To Leave a Review on iTunes    The Empowering Ability Podcast is available on iTunes and various other apps so that you can listen while on the go from your smartphone! Click Here To Listen on iTunes    

#006 - Social Capital; Building Relationships to Improve Well-Being, with Al Condeluci & Keenan Wellar   What you will learn in this episode: ​- Discover social capital - Learn why social capital is important (for everyone) - Learn the 4 stage framework to increase an individual's social capital - Hear the story of how Chris increased his social capital   How to contact Al Condeluci: Website: http://www.alcondeluci.com/ Contact: http://www.alcondeluci.com/contact/ Location: Pittsburg PA, USA     How to contact Keenan & the LiveWorkPlay team: Website: http://liveworkplay.ca/ Website: https://keenanwellar.wordpress.com/ Contact: http://liveworkplay.ca/contact-us/ Phone: 613-702-0332 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   Resources: Research Study - Canadian Journal of Disability Studies: 'Somewhere to live, something to do, someone to love: Examining levels and sources of social capital among people with disabilities' Click Here   Interdependent Network: www.buildingsocialcapital.org   Al Condeluci’s book: 'Social Capital: The Key to Macro Change'    Al Condeluci's TED Talk: Social capital and the power of relationships       Love & Respect, Eric

#001 - The movement to individualized support, and accessing developmental support services, with Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader of LiveWorkPlay.   What you will get from this episode: Learn how LiveWorkPlay came to be The latest on the trend toward citizenship and individualized support Learn how to access support from developmental support agencies (in Ontario, Canada)   How to contact Keenan Wellar and LiveWorkPlay: http://liveworkplay.ca/ 613-702-0332   Resources: Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) - https://www.dsontario.ca/   From Presence to Citizenship Video The video which was shown at the start of the Learning Exchange highlighting stories from the project partner organizations is available on the Learning Community and on YouTube. Please feel free to share this video with your Board, management team, staff, volunteers, family and friends!   The YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWd5wlrrw4w    

We meet up with Julie and Keenan, the founders of LiveWorkPlay. LiveWorkPlay is an outstanding organization in Ottawa that promotes the integration of intellectually disabled people into the community. We talk about the history, challenges, successes, needs and the future of LiveWorkPlay. Very fun and interesting! Music this week from the incredible Pony Girl!

We meet up with Julie and Keenan, the founders of LiveWorkPlay. LiveWorkPlay is an outstanding organization in Ottawa that promotes the integration of intellectually disabled people into the community. We talk about the history, challenges, successes, needs and the future of LiveWorkPlay. Very fun and interesting! Music this week from the incredible Pony Girl!

A show from a few weeks ago focused on Making your nonprofit a welcome place for young professionals; thousands of you downloaded it. My guest on that show, Keenan Wellar of LiveWorkPlay, really got me thinking about how we can better manage a multigenerational workforce and so I sought out my favorite expert on human resources and nonprofits. Paula … Read more about this episode...

Last week, the show explored how to keep high performers happy and this week, we look at young professionals. What do you need to do to attract and keep them? Are you willing to try something new? My guest this week is Keenan Wellar, a co-leader and director of communications for LiveWorkPlay, a nonprofit in Ottawa, Canada. It supports … Read more about this episode...

It’s National Volunteer Week in Canada and so I speak this week with the leader of an organization that has transformed the way it thinks about and manages volunteers. The show isn’t just about volunteers, though. You’ll hear how about an honest-to-goodness transformation in how this agency serves its members, and how the board and staff function. This conversation ties … Read more about this episode...