A plan to set these things in motion needs to be developed. Resolved , that education programs are important to help people who have been abused and to stop others from being abused. Resolved , that the health needs of a person with an intellectual disability should be met in the same way as any other person with the same health needs. They should be able to live in their home as long as is possible with all the community health supports that are available to others. People do not like to be labeled.
Labels result in emotional fear and damage.
They stop people from getting a good education. Labels also, though, can be helpful when you are trying to describe who you are and what you do. It is important that terms like this are used to do good work and are not used to hurt people. Resolved , that OACL and ACL s need to support all community groups so that they know how to describe people in a respectful way. Information needs to be available so that people understand the effects of labeling and learn the respectful way to identify people.