Vision

Our vision is for children, youth, young adults and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to receive their requisite opportunities, reach their goals and realize their potential as valued, independent and meaningful contributors within their communities.

Guiding Principles

Dignity

We esteem the humanity of people with children, youth, young adults and adults with IDD as image bearers of God, possessing inherent value and purpose.

Individuality

We celebrate the uniqueness of children, youth, young adults and adults with IDD, their experiences, talents, gifts, values, goals and interests. This includes support for the self determined decisions with regards to their life, fulling their potential and purpose.

Rights

We support, advocate for the equitable and protected rights of children, youth, young adults and people with IDD.

Community

We aim for the involvement, integration and contribution of children, youth, young adults and adults with IDD as present participants within our society. This is for the good of both children, adults with IDD, families and our community.

Support

We believe at every level of our society we must provide assistance to children, adults with IDD and their families. 

Equity & Equality

We believe society must remove barriers and correct injustices that limit opportunities. Extra action is needed to assist children, adults with IDD and their families, who face other forms of bias or discrimination.

Diversity

We believe human diversity is beautiful and powerful. We celebrate, honor, and seek to understand the differences in our identities and life experiences and connect in the things we all share.

Respect: Code of Ethics for Support Staff

Our Code of Ethics is intended to guide support staff in resolving ethical dilemmas they face every day and to encourage them to achieve the highest ideals of the profession. This Code of Ethics is not the handbook of the profession, but rather a roadmap to assist us in staying the course of securing freedom, justice, and equality for all.

I will respect the human dignity and uniqueness of the people I support. I will recognize each person I support as valuable and promote their value within communities.

Furthermore, I will do the following:

• Seek to understand the people I support today in the context of their personal history, their social and family networks, and their hopes and dreams for the future.

• Recognize and respect the cultural context (such as gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic class) of the person supported and his/her social network.

• Honor the choices, preferences, abilities, and opinions of the people I support.

• Protect the privacy of the people I support.

• Interact with the people I support in a manner that is respectful to them.

• Provide opportunities for the people I support to be viewed and treated with respect and embraced as integral, contributing members of their communities.

• Promote the use of language that is respectful, sensitive, and contemporary.

• Practice positive intention and transparency in my interactions.