The key theme is keeping people together. Disabled and able together in all life experiences from preschool on up, in work, in recreation, and in all of community life. Making this happen takes caring coaches for both able and disabled people. We need to make it clear that powerlessness equals abuse. That information, plus support from someone who cares, plus access to effective methods of recourse are the minimums necessary to safety for people with little power and control.
Personal relationships are an essential part of any system to discover and act on abuse and neglect.
People need others to confide in, others to see what's happening for them. We are talking about increasing symbiosis among people. We lack a technology for changing attitudes. And some of us think a formula can't ever be found for the kind of change that's needed. But we can set the stage for attitudes to change.