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I *love* university of the streets. If I live to 100 I don’t think I’ll do any project cooler or more effective for a holistic intervention than this. I’m hoping to go to this on thurs. And hopefully Catherine will be coming to check it out.

I went to the Concordia discussion on Happiness last week and really enjoyed it. I spoke about how dropping out of university helped me along in terms of happiness because I knew from age 21 that I wasn’t going to be able to follow the normal route and live my life for other people’s expectations. Very liberating and something that can take a lot longer to figure out. It was tough at the time, but I’m glad to have had that lesson foisted on me early.

Also- one of the invited guests is quadreplegic and mute. I’m really curious to see how he’s going to present.

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Beyond a Handicap: Are you and I really that different? / Au delà de l’handicap, vous et moi, sommes-nous si différents?

University of the Streets Café / L’Université autrement: Dans les cafés
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Santropol Roulant
Street: 4050 Saint-Urbain

Are we not all searching to become fully autonomous individuals? For a person living with a disability, daily life brings many constraints, and challenges the very notion of autonomy. How can an individual, when influenced by the perception and attitudes of others, find a way beyond this and simply be a full member of society. During this public conversation Madeleine Picard and Robert Jean, both born with cerebral palsy, will share their thoughts on these questions.

Moderator:

Daniel Bouchard is the volunteer coordinator for Santropol Roulant, a not-for-profit organization, bringing people together across generations and cultures through an innovative meals-on-wheels service, intergenerational activities and volunteer programs.

Madeleine Picard is a tough and tenacious woman, whose life experience has given her a fresh perspective and the strength to overcome what is inaccessible. Joyfulness inhabits all of her undertakings.

Robert Jean is a man of action and willfulness. Quadraplegic and mute, he is both a writer and public speaker and is involved in many projects supporting people with disabilities. He is especially concerned with the plight of children.

Ne cherchons-nous pas tous à nous réaliser comme personnes autonomes? Pour une personne vivant avec la paralysie cérébrale, le quotidien amène des défis et des contraintes particulières. Influencée par la perception et les attitudes des autres, comment prendre et garder sa place? Au cours de cette conversation publique, Madeleine Picard et Robert Jean, tous deux vivant avec cette condition depuis la naissance, partageront leurs réflexions sur cette question.

Modérateur:

Daniel Bouchard est le coordonnateur des bénévoles au Santropol Roulant, un organisme à but non lucratif, reposant sur le bénévolat et offrant un service de popote roulante à des personnes aux prises avec une perte d’autonomie.

Invités:

Madeleine Picard est une femme tenace et combative, capable de défier l’inaccessible. Ses études en enfance inadaptée lui ont donné un nouveau regard sur la vie. La gaieté l’habite dans tous ses projets.

Robert Jean est un homme d’action et de volonté. Quadriplégique et muet, il est auteur-conférencier et s’implique socialement pour les personnes à mobilité réduite. Généreux de coeur, il consacre ses talents surtout aux enfants et rien ne l’arrête.

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