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NORTH YANCOUVER resident Jo Dickey, seen here with lan
Woodhouse, recently won a Health and Welfare award for her work with
mentally handicapped people. Dickey is the chairperson of the National
Institute on Mental Retardation and the executive director of the Com-
munity Living Society.

EVER SINCE Joe Dickey’s men-
tally handicapped son was born 30
years ago, the North Vancouver
resident has worked towards im-
proving the quality of life for all
mentally handicapped individuals.

By KIM PEMBERTON
News Reporter

Dickey recently received national
recognition for her achievements,
when Health and Welfare Minister
Jake Epp presented her with the
Therese Casgrain Award for
outstanding community service.

“The needs of the mentally
handicapped are no different from
yours or mine,”’ said Dickey.

“They need the opportunity to
experience life.’’

Helping mentally handicapped
individuals achieve greater in-
dependence has been Dickey’s
main goal.

Through her leadership, as
chairperson of the National In-
stitute on Mental Retardation and
as the executive director for the
Community Living Society — a
parent’s group — Dickey has
helped hundreds of severely handi-
capped people live independently
in their own homes.

Her son is among the success
stories.

Dickey said she lost her son —
during his teens — to an institution
for 11 years, because no help was
available to enable him to remain
in the community.

The Community Living Society,
established in 1978, developed a
method for mentally handicapped
people to receive support in their
own communities.

With funding from the Ministry
of Human Resources, Dickey’s son
is now able to live in North Van-
couver, along with two other men-
tally handicapped adults in a 24-
hour staffed home.

“He's doing beautifully,’ said
Dickey.

“He's enjoying his home, a
network of friends, going on walks

in Stanley Park, jazz concerts and

ly handicapped

visiting us whenever he wants.

“The parents’ group has worked
hard to make others aware that be-
ing a part of society isn’t a privi-
lege, but a right,’’ she said.

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