As a Society, we are dedicated to:
- Seeing beyond disability to ability;
- Developing and managing services and programs that are nurturing and
caring, which encourage personal growth, choice, and decision making;
- Recognizing and valuing the unique abilities that each person brings
to the community and to create opportunities for each person to use
those abilities;
- Informing, educating, involving and motivating the Richmond
population to understand and support the rights of people with
disabilities to live, work, and belong in he community;
- Recognizing that individuals and/or their families are key decision
makers, and;
- Fostering and facilitating innovative ideas.
We value:
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Full inclusion of people with disabilities in
their community;
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Continuity of programs and services for
individuals;
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Supports for individuals from birth
throughout all life stages;
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The fact that individuals are part of a
family support network;
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Working collaboratively and in partnerships
with everyone connected to the individual, and;
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The gifts and talents each of us brings to
our community
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