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Plenaries

Day	Presenter	Title
1	Ted Kuntz	"Peace Begins with Me"
1	Alex Snedden & Mark Barratt	How Natural Supports Create the Best Opportunity for Friendship
1	Jayne Barrett	'Friends ARE There'
2	Peter Dill	The Power of the Story as told from One Heart to Another
2	Wendy Becker	"I've Got Lots of Friends - Got Five at our House Now!"
2	Mark Benjamin	Family Whanau - Friend or Foe
3	Jane Sherwin	Friendship is a Problem Worthy of a Solution: Roles as a Path to Relationship
3	Peter Dill	Developing Communities From the Inside Out
3	Matthew Whiting	Is There Anyone Out There
3	Ted Kuntz	How Disability Saved the World

Abstracts

Group	Presenter	Title	Stream
1	Tegan Morris	Our Stories, Our Way	Personal Story
1	Andrea Ford	Design for Living - Starting Early	Personal Story
2	Lawrence Chok	We Could Not Do This Alone	Personal Story
2	Marlene Anderson	Relationship Through Roles	Taking Action
3	Caroline Barnes & Julia Hawkins	Take a Moment to Connect	Taking Action
3	Shirley Smith	Inclusive Leisure and Recreation	Taking Action
4	Philip Patston	The Power of Space - Stories of the Diversity Works'Peer Support Network	Personal Story
4	Cameron Calkoen	Meaningful Relationships Inspire One to Dream	Personal Story
5	Frian Wadia, Buzin Mehta & Ainslie Gee	Our Story	Support Circles
5	Torrin Hona, Leonie Hona & Aislie Gee	Torrin's Team	Support Circles
6	Lyn Dew & Lynette Loye	Seeing Beyond Isolation and Disability, Unlocking Potential	Taking Action
6	Maree & Anton Hobern	Anton's Journey to a Great Life	Taking Action
7	Jayne Barrett	Circles of Support - What We Have Learned that Works (Part 1)	Support Circles
8	Julie van Oosten & Carolyn Alcorn	People Keep People Safe. Some Key Learnings about Circles of Support	Support Circles
9	Gayleen MacKereth	No Man is an Island	Personal Story
10	Verity Doak	"What Will Happen When I am No Longer There?	Taking Action
11	Brigit Mirfin-Veitch & Sue Gates	He's Like a Brother to Me - Friendships and Relationships in Residential Group Homes	Research
12	Tony Banks	Use or Abuse? Exercising legal powers as an attorney, welfare guardian, property manager or trustee (part 1)	Taking Action
13	Jayne Barrett	Circles of Support - What we Have Learned that Works (part 2)	Support Circles
14	Ted Kuntz	Disabilities' Hidden Gifts	Taking Action
15	John Taylor, Whitney Hughes & Jenna Maguren	Inclusion is Our Goal	Taking Action
16	Mark & Chris Grantham	I love to Have a Beer with Duncan	Personal Story
17	Ainslie Gee	Circles Of Support: The Challenges And Benefits. Recent New Zealand Research	Research
18	Tony Banks	Use or Abuse. Exercising legal powers as an attorney, welfare guardian, property manager or trustee (Part 2)	Taking Action
19	Robin Acton and Wendy McDonald	Believing in Community Capacity	Taking Action
20	Sue Gates & Jenny Conder	"It Gets a Bit Lonely": The Importance of Relationships for the Mental Health of Women with an Intellectual Disability.	Research
21	Caroline Quick, Graeme Parish, Raymond Thoumine & Linda Harwood with Cindy Johns	We All Need Friends	Taking Action
22	Bridget Snedden	The Dream Carriers	Support Circles
23	Anna Jameson	Crafting Meaningful Supportive Friendships - A Disabled Mothers Story	Personal Story
24	Sharon Bourke	Inviting Others in. Planning for Good Lives in the Company of Others	Taking Action

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