We talk with Mark Gordon, founder of the Friends and Relationships Course, a program in New Mexico that provides classes for adults with intellectual disabilities who want to learn how to form intimate and other relationships. He talks about what he’s learned over 15 years of teaching sexuality classes, learning along with his son about the ongoing necessity for interdependence. We also discuss society’s failure to welcome and accommodate people with developmental disabilities.
Overview
00:00-01:20 Intros
01:21-03:45 Friends and Relationships course
03:46-05:27 Extraordinary and ordinary needs
05:28-10:03 Interdependency rather than dependency or independence
10:04-18:04 Roles and relationships; curriculum development
18:05-19:41 Roles of agencies
19:42-21:57 Financing systems
21:58-23:09 Advocacy and social change
23:10-26:50 Ethical community
26:51-27:30 Outro
Transcription
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