Series 1: Ep 16) More Than An Onlooker - Glenys Mann

You know you don't have to be a spectator, right? We all have a passion and we all should pursue that passion with everything we have. Don't let negative thoughts or obstacles block your pathway, go and do it! Explore what is possible; Such an approach ensured that Glenys Mann's son Jack, who has intellectual disability, was able to pursue his passion, playing drums. Glenys unravels their story in this episode of the Belonging Matters Podcast.

Glenys Mann

Glenys Mann is currently a lecturer in inclusive education at the Queensland University of Technology and has a background in primary school teaching and is currently working and studying in the School of Education at The University of Queensland. Her long-term interest has been inclusive education and she has worked in voluntary and paid positions with parents and teachers, supporting them to include students with disability in regular classes. Her knowledge of Social Role Valorisation (SRV) has come through the informal mentoring and modelling of other parents and allies, formal training with the Brisbane organisation Values in Action, and through practice, trial and error!

 

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Original publication: Mann, G. (2015). More than an onlooker! How valued roles enabled Jack to finally take his place on the stage. In Thinking About valued roles. Issue 22, pp 10-13. Belonging Matters: Melbourne