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Chris, featured in
"The Ties That Bind"
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Outreach to the Community (January 2006 Archived)
Welcome to our community outreach page where we feature information
about how we are sharing LifeSPAN's mission with the larger community.
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Watch KCTS television January 19, 2006
9:00 pm "The Ties That Bind" documentary
10:00 pm "Beyond the Ties That Bind"
This project is a collaboration of:
This broadcast, studio discussion, and community outreach
collaboration is led by LifeSPAN (of Washington state),
PLAN,
and PLAN Okanagan (of Vancouver, British Columbia). We are three affiliated
non-profits dedicated to helping families plan safe and secure futures
for relatives with disabilities.
Our three organizations salute our region’s public broadcasting
station, KCTS,
for bringing The National Film Board of Canada’s “The
Ties That Bind” documentary to viewing audiences in Washington state
and British Columbia.
We also thank our donors, led by Vancity, and over 20 honorary
broadcast community co-hosts for sharing news of this broadcast with
families and constituents throughout our region.
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Watch January 19
9:00 pm
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At 28, Chris, who lives with multiple
disabilities, longs for independence and dreams of the day when he
will move out of the family home, as he has watched his brother
and sister do. Chris is also determined to live apart from his
aging parents, Kathleen and Bill, despite still being deeply
dependent on them.
Most parents have mixed feelings when faced
with the prospect of their children leaving home. But Bill and
Kathleen are being called on to do something most families never
have to consider. They must intentionally build a long-term
network of support that may allow their son the stability to live
on his own; a circle of support that will eventually replace them.
In "The Ties That Bind," award-winning
documentary filmmaker John Ritchie takes a first-hand look at a
family's struggle to let go, when every instinct compels them to
hang on. Ritchie follows the Jordan family--Kathleen, Bill, Chris
and his two siblings--for almost three years. The result is an
extraordinarily intimate film that reveals, with raw emotion and
surprising humor, the complexity around one young man's transition
toward a more independent life.
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Visit the website:
“The Ties That
Bind” |
About
“The Ties That Bind” web site: Explores new ways of
looking at how to approach creating more meaning, ending isolation
and authoring our own lives. We hope to inspire you through the
stories on this site, provide information to dig deeper into these
issues and create a place where you can take part and make changes
in your own communities.
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Watch January 19
10:00 pm
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"Beyond the Ties That Bind" –
Award-winning KCTS moderator, Enrique Cerna, continues
the discussion with film participants, family members, individuals
with disabilities, and others from Washington state and British
Columbia.
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We thank the following donors for making the studio discussion and
community outreach programs possible:
Contributors
Vancity
Washington State Division of Developmental
Disabilities Region 4
and King County Developmental Disabilities Division
Our Anonymous Friends
Rotary Club of Seattle Columbia Tower
The Thurston Foundation
In-kind Support
Anciaux International Communication
Bateman Consulting LLC
KCTS Television
National Film Board of Canada
Rockey Hill & Knowlton
We would like to thank the following organizations for sharing news
of the film and studio discussion broadcast:
Note: Click on the name
to visit each organization's website.
Washington:
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British Columbia
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We are pleased to highlight The Family Network release of Becoming Citizens: Family Life and the Politics of
Disability, published by University Press.
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Download this resource guide with useful information to help you
think about the future for your family member with a developmental
disability:
While this is our primary focus you will soon discover what we have
learned, planning for the future is a good excuse to change the
present. Families everywhere are united by a common cause – the desire
for a good life for our family members with a disability and indeed
for all of us.
Our hope is that you will find some helpful tips and know you are
not alone. You are invited to explore our sites at LifeSPAN (of
Washington state), PLAN (of Canada), and
PLAN Okanagan.
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