PLA's Guiding Principles

PLA also believes people usually do better when they:  

• Are surrounded and supported by people who love them i.e. family &   friends

• Are included in the fabric of their community and enabled to enjoy REAL   friendships, jobs, recreation and living arrangements that are socially   inclusive. 

• When their voices are heard and listened to

• Are supported and encouraged to imagine & pursue their own lifestyle and   future

• Are treated as unique individuals and thus supported in personalised (one   person at a time) lifestyles

• Have supports that are responsive, flexible, creative & informala•Are not   done 'to', 'at' or 'for' but 'with' in all matters of importance to them

• Experience support processes that are people friendly i.e. people do not   have their lives consumed by bureaucracy, standardized responses and   regulations or tedious management processes