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Hi all, My name is Matt McCracken. I am a Quadriplegic.
The reason for developing this discussion forum and our website www.cpdsn.com, is that people with any physical disability can now access and receive information and support from others that have had a similar life experience. As we all know we all have different experiences and that we can learn from each others experiences as well. Family, Carers, Supporters of young ones that they could possibly assist them with future cares and to understand what could happen in the future because they have not been there yet. The medical model can only tell you about things that have been studied, not the day to day living with a disability. They do not understand our pain, our personality, isolation, and sense of grief, With this new Forum, we can build new friends and have a sense of inclusion with our peers that have life experience and an understanding of what you are going though. As a group of people with a physical disability we can have a larger voice to gain access to our communities by discussing our experiences in them and gain community awareness about people with a disability and have more inclusion in our communities.

IF ONLY PEOPLE COULD SEE PAST THE DISABILITY AND SEE THE VALUE OF THE PERSON FOR WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.

OUR VISION STATEMENT
Our vision is to have a Community where everybody is Welcome, Respected to have equal rights as one without the threat of discrimination and feel valued for what they bring to our greater community.

THE 8 PRINCIPLES OF 'CPDSN'

We support the following principles:

We are committed to a Caboolture that celebrates the diversity of all people and respects the voice and life experience of all its members and communities. We believe that the community is made richer by the participation of all its members.

We are committed to the principles of social justice, supporting strategies that assist people with a physical disability, carers and supports who experience exclusion to participate as equals in our community.

We are committed to promoting an environment free of racism and ablism and other forms of discrimination – an environment where people feel like they belong.

We are committed to welcoming people with a physical disability, carers and supports into our activities and assisting them to participate.

We are committed to welcoming people with a physical disability, carers and supports who may experience mental health issues into our activities and assisting them to participate.

We are committed to welcoming people with a physical disability, carers and supports from multicultural communities into our activities and assisting them to participate.

We are committed to welcoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with a physical disability, carers and supports into our activities and assisting them to participate.

We are committed to resolving any issues that would limit the participation of all people and will seek mediation support to the satisfaction of everyone