Analysis of Dream House Project for Disabled Children

This analysis examines the Dream House Project for disabled children, addressing issues of disability, independence, and inclusion. It explores the person-centered approach and the goal of becoming self-dependent. The project aligns with the ILC outcome of self-dependence in daily living activities.

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ANALYSIS OF DREAM HOUSE PROJECT FOR DISABLE CHILDREN
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Answer no 1.
From the Shut Out Report, the problem of people with disability have been addressed in
the dream house project. The disability highlighted in the dream project is of three people who is
suffering from autism and impaired vision. Other problem from shut out report that has been
addressed in the dream house project is mental problem of the children ((Australian government
shut out, 2009) The project has clearly highlighted these issues and encountered it with full
efficiency.
The dream house project is helping the children with disability to become self-resilient.
In the dream house project, the children were made learn how to become independent in their life
by making them try new things. They were guided in every step to life. The real life context of
the dream house has addressed the issue identified on the basis of the policy and principle of the
NDIS and CRPD. In reference with the commonwealth of Australia, 2010-2020 various key
policy has been identified which is relevant with the real life context shown in the dream house
(commonwealth of Australia, 2011). According to the policy and principle of National
Disability Insurance Scheme and Common Right of Person with Disability, it ensures the value
of participants and the people with disability additionally encourage the innovation in the project
of communities and atmosphere to invite the involvement of people with equal opportunity. The
principle of the scheme set out to show respect for the intrinsic dignity and autonomy of the
individual. It is evident from the dream house project, that the children were given respect for
their disability and work has been done to make them self-dependent. Further, in the project,
effective participation of the children has been highlighted which is relevant with the principle of
policy of NDIS (United Nation, 2006). The other policy in the strategy is to accept the person
with disability as the part of diversity in human and nature of humanity. equal opportunity and

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equality in gender is the other main policy of the strategy. According to the strategy, the
principle to respect the rights of children with disability in order to preserve their individualities
is important. In relation with the policy of NDIS and CRPD, the real life context of dream house
has explained the above mentioned principle. The children were given equal opportunity to learn
new things, there were no discrimination made among them on the basis of gender. They were
taught to do new task will effective participation of each one. Respect was shown towards the
children with disability to preserve their identities.
Answer number 2.
Person who have idea about the things they want to do but do not know how to achieve it.
Some are there who dream of something and wish to turn it in reality (Thompson, Kilbane &
Sanderson, 2007). Person Centered Approach is the way out to make the plan for the families
and person and help them. It is the process which involves continuous listening and learning with
the major focus on the person who needs help in present and future. It involves the working with
the disable persons (Sanderson.H, 2000). The major principle of person centered approach is that
the person care and need is the most priority thing for the approach. It is evident from the dream
house project, each of the children kirk, Justin and Sarah is the major focus for the care. They
were away from their families to be independent in their life. The support staff assist them in
doing new thing, listening to their query and address those with full respect. On good
communication with the children and the families the support staff identified the type of care
that’s need to be given to the children. It is seen from the dream house project, the children were
not compelled not do any task, their choice were given preference. The support staff understand
their capabilities and strength and planned the thing accordingly. Sarah is vision impaired girl,
support staff identified her potential and made her learn to cook and how to feel independent.

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She was made to share her view regarding marriage where she identified her own idea and wish.
Kirk is autistic child and faces problem in speech. The staff made him learn new word and also
helped him to pronounce those words. Hence, the problem was identified by the staff and
addressed it according to the child himself. Justin was also made learn to cook, walk and eat by
own. All these thing Justin wanted to do, hence staff assisted him to try those thing which he
wished to do. Thus, it can be said that the aspect of giving respect and equal opportunities to the
person by keeping them as the priority in person centered approach is seen in the video.
The way the house is set and the method used by the staffs is consistent with the person
centered approach. It is evident from the video that house is fully furnished and equipped all the
stuffs that children might need. The house is all secure and safe for the children. It is seen from
the video that house is fenced, nothing harmful is kept in the house hence, keeping the safety of
children at utmost priority. The staffs assisted Sarah in applying pin, kirk in learning new words,
throwing dustbins and Justin helping in cooking and made him learn to walk are some of the
example from the video that justify that staffs are consisted with the approach.
Answer no 3.
Inclusion is the broad concept, that incorporates the ideas related to social involvement
with the people and their activities, service access, inclusion of economies and participation of
politics. The notion of inclusion highlighted from the study is often to draw a thoughtful view of
exclusion and the necessity to mention the barriers of the concept of inclusion. The hurdle is
unstated and need to be identified in number of ways (Jenkin & Wilson, 2009). The recognition
of the factors that preserve exclusion is analogous to the model of disability that focus on the
methods the external factors works to build disability. The barrier included here can be physical
like unreachable place or space, behavioral and structural which reflect the policies making and

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resource allocation. Therefore, inclusion sometimes is known by enabling the environment with
major aim of overcoming these barriers.
One of the most important aspect of inclusion is to seek to convey information about the
world, where there is impartiality, liberty, safety and opportunity for all people. Inclusion brings
the priority of person with disability and their belief into practice (Martin, 2006). Inclusion
therefore work on the trust of people with disability and they are also in the edge of getting
justice and freedom as compared with the people who are living normal live. The above
mentioned aspect of inclusion is achieved in the dream house resident by the support of staff and
care taker. It is evident from the video that staff member has worked on the trust of the three
children, motivated to try new things and as the mean enhance to the belief they were also
appraised by the support staff. It is seen that Justin was kind of person who was not able to eat by
himself, by the support and trust, he learned to cook tasty food. They all get the opportunity to
explore their dimension and wings to led a normal life. There is also one more evidence from the
video that kirk first time learned to switch on the machine by the help of her mother, he felt
independent. Hence, the care plan made by the staff made justice for them.
Looking into the study of Jenkin and Wilson (2009) the orientation he stated that
individual person centered work result in inclusion, thereby there is strong connection between
the person-centered approach and inclusion. The care provider listens to disable people and
recognized their aspirations and concern. Inclusion worker employs with person to construct
capacity in the communities. It can be used to enhance the resident’s inclusion by considering the
children’s interest and working on their it to make them independent and liberal in every task of
life.

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Answer no 4.
Goal of the ILC can be to become more independent in the society and able to do work
by own. To increase the capacity of people who are disable to attain the inclusion would be the
employment of Self-Independent Programs in which the people involved will get access to all
those things that will help them to construct self-confidence and become independent. The major
idea of the project is to reach the people with who are not able do their own and have to rely
upon someone to complete the work. The project here will focus on the different methods by
which people can feel liberal (NDIS, 2016). Quality communication will be used to converse
with the people to identify their weak points because of which they are not able to do their own
work efficiently and have to depend on other people or family members. The people will be
made to encounter all those work, in which they are not strong. Support staffs will be made learn
and try new things that will increase their motivation and independency. Person centered
approach will be used as the concept of the project. Each of the people will be given respect
irrespective of their culture. To evaluate the leaning outcome, the disable people will be
encouraged to give test in which they have to perform all those works by their own without any
help from the supports. Appraisal will be the main part of the program as this will encourage and
motivate them to be free and independent.
The major problem of the project is people might feel insecure as they will be inspiring to
do those thing which will be difficult stuff for them. The project will be requiring huge number
of care provider which is the another problem of the project.
The project goal most closely aligns to the ILC outcome of becoming self-dependent in doing
daily living activities. They need not have to depend on the close members to do their daily
activities (NDIS ILC Policy Framework, 2015)

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The practice idea of person-centered approach will be most supreme and relevant with
the project to become independent. This can be achieved by the placing the person with disability
at the center of making the care plan (Thompson, Kilbane & Sanderson, 2007). The person with
disability will be included to explore their dimension or wing and will be helped to identify their
own ability to execute the work. The staff support member will give respect and try to build trust
with the peoples. They will discover what is important for the person by listening to them. The
decision will be made in reference with the person themselves and further action will be taken to
make them independent and liberal.

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