"Concepts of inclusion have always been hard for me to come to terms with. On one hand, I do not (obviously!) want to be discriminated against, denied an education, or denied any sort of opportunity I may want to seize. On the other hand, I frankly do not want to be included in most 'community activities' and often resent the insistence of others that I be included. Good grief, the last thing I want to do, for example, is go shopping at a mall (or as I call it 'maul')! Include me in a quiet afternoon hike instead, please! I often feel like that the word 'inclusion' is used to mean 'participate with all the others in all the same activities' which has never sat well with me."
We who must make choices for people who are not able to express their choices need to make more careful assumptions, project less of our own desires, observe and analyze, make the decisions, then observe and analyze the outcomes. Happiness indicators, component analysis of the options available. We often see too many guesses about what people with this or that like or dislike. We are all individuals = have individual needs, preferences...
