Make the Day Matter

Promoting typical lifestyles for adults with significant disabilities

Make the Day Matter is a guide to promoting meaningful day time activities for people with disabilities. Chapters discuss transition from school to meaningful lives, how individuals have used their own initiative to create work and work alternatives, ways of promoting community relationships and connections, organisational issues, and policy and practice in promoting quality daytime supports. Focus is placed on examples, case studies, strategies, self determination, cultural diversity and collaboration.