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Pat Deegan – people are punished for going back to work

Posted on April 25, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Short clip [3mins] from a talk by Pat Deegan “As a person begins to find the energy to say: how can I begin to get back in my life again?”‘ …that’s where we need to eliminate social barriers because this … Continue reading →

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Pat Deegan – recovery is like spring

Posted on April 3, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Found this a couple of weeks a go and showed it to folks in a final session of a WRAP group. they loved it… Pat Deegan – recovery is like spring….. “Recovery is characterized by a much slower process: it … Continue reading →

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Pat Deegan – emancipatory technologies

Posted on March 16, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Pat Deegan talking with students at MIT.  The measure of our technologies is the degree to which they allow people to free themselves I think the measure of our technologies is the degree to which they allow people to free … Continue reading →

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