IHC Resources around independent living Most young adults and their parents want them to be as independent as possible. The IHC Library has a range of resources to help achieve that goal.
Easy cook book. Volume 2: You simply look and cook
By Joy Graves T h e E a s y C o o k re c i p e s have been designed to help people with a wide range of disabilities to prepare meals independently. The recipes have been planned to provide well balanced and delicious meals when combined with other simple foods. Recipes in this volume include: heart beef and bacon casserole, sausage and apple bake, stir fried vegetables, carrot cake and rhubarb and apple crumble. Borrower comments: “We used this in a workshop looking at what resources are easy to read and what are hard. People told us this was one of the easiest to read and lots of people asked where they could get copies for their homes they could learn to cook.” “A great book, fabulous easy-to-use format. Shopping cards very useful. although book published outside of NZ, a number of the shopping items are recognisable brands.” There are 5 books in this series.
M o n i c a a n d D av i d : Educational edition (DVD)
“ E x p l o re s t h e m a r r i a g e of two adults with Down Syndrome and the family who strives to support their needs. Monica and David are blissfully in love and want what other adults have, an independent life. Full of humour, romance, and everyday family drama, intimate fly-on-the wall footage is used to reveal the complexity of their story. While Monica and David are capable beyond expectations, their parents, aware of mainstream rejection of adults with intellectual disabilities, have trouble letting go." (Publisher’s website) "Educational Edition Bonus Material: 5 exclusive
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videos feature adults with intellectual disabilities, their families and advocates. Topics are: Employment in the community, Healthy relationships, Independence & families letting go, Dating & sexuality : a conversation with Terri Couwenhoven, Reflections on society : a conversation with Lawrence Carter-Long" - DVD CASE
Four go flatting: the individualised resource handbook
Describes the experiences of four sets of New Zealand parents using individualised funding to set up a flat for their four children who each have an intellectual disability. Reflecting after the first year, all the families agree the genuine friendship between the flatmates, their experience in the transition house and the parents' willingness to work together provided the best possible start to establishing the house and paved the way for a surprisingly smooth transition. Review: The following topics are covered: why did we do it? What is individualised funding? Choosing a host organisation, making the numbers work, finding the right flat, running the house, making the flat work, stuff you need to think about. This is an excellent resource from the Parent & Family Resource Centre consisting of a book and an 18-minute DVD, this latter produced with its usual high quality by Attitude Films. Parents wishing to embark on a similar journey will find this a godsend (as well as a warning, these parents work hard!) Highly recommended. IHC would love to hear from you with your queries and to help find the right resource for you. Please contact your library team (Phil, Ros, Ann and Michael) on 0800 442 442, email them at librarian@ ihc.org.nz or visit the online catalogue at https://ihc. mykoha.co.nz/ You can watch their library video at https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=AunmBYTIZTM
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