L’Arche’s Inclusive Leadership Group works to develop accessible tools that cultivate leadership opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.
 
Check out this set of agreements created to guide those working with a group or team. Which point resonates with you?
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RESPECT SELF

How can we best respect ourselves? 

  • All is by invitation – trust yourself in how you engage.
  • Speak as openly and honestly as possible.
  • Own your own experience and story.
Three L'Arche members grouped together smiling and showing off their group art project

RESPECT OTHERS

How can we best respect others? 

  • Confidentiality is important. What we share in this group stays in this group.
  • Speak respectfully and kindly.
  • Ask questions. There are no bad questions.
  • It’s OK to have different opinions from one another.
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GROW

How can we help the group grow?

  • Get together and talk together.
  • Sometimes we talk and sometimes we listen.
  • A group grows by having fun!