Recipe for a Good Life

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“ S oy o us e eh o wo ur d i s c us s i o nc o n c e r n s t h atwh i c hs h o ul db e o ft h eg r e at e s t i mp o r t an c et oan y p e r s o n ,e v e ni fh eh as o n l yamo d i c umo f s e n s e ,t h ati st os ay , h o wo n es h o ul dl i v e . � ( P l at o )


Re c i p ef o r aGo o dL i f e I n t r o d uc i n gt h ee x h i b i t i o n Whati tmeanst ol i v ea‘ goodl i f e ’ i soneoft he ol des tphi l os ophi c al ques t i ons . Anc i ent t hi nk er sl i k ePl at o, Ar i s t ot l eandKantonc e madet heques t i onoft he‘ goodl i f e ’ c ent r al t o t hei rphi l os ophy . Yetdes pi t es uc hex t ens i v es t udy , whatdoesa ‘ goodl i f e ’ meanf ort hel i v esofpeopl ewi t h l ear ni ngdi s abi l i t i es ?Whodec i desonwhata ‘ goodl i f e ’ i sandwhyhasi tpr ov eds odi ffic ul t f orpeopl ewi t hl ear ni ngdi s abi l i t i est ol i v e one?


Thi sar t sex hi bi t i oni sc ur at edbyme, Leah J ones . Iam as el f adv oc at eandper s onwi t h DownSyndr omewhor unsmyownbus i nes s c al l edPos i t i v eYou. Ic ur at edt hi sex hi bi t i onas Iwantt omov ec onv er s at i onsonf r om peopl e wi t hl ear ni ngdi s abi l i t i esl i vi nga‘ goodenough’ l i f e, whi c hof t eni sal i f ewi t hf ewc hoi c esand oppor t uni t i es , t ot hem l i vi nganex t r aor di nar y one. Thi sex hi bi t i onf eat ur esar t wor kc r eat ed dur i ngas er i esofwor k s hopsdur i ng201 8 wher es el f adv oc at es , s pec i al s c hool s , di s abi l i t ypr of es s i onal s , f ami l i esandc ar er s c amet oget hert oex pl or et hei r‘ i ngr edi ent s ’ f or whatl i vi nga‘ goodl i f e ’ meanst ot hem.

Il ear ntt hatweal l hav eour owns pec i al ‘ r ec i pe ’ f orwhat mak esushappyi nourl i v es . Whi l s tweof t ens har e c ommoni ngr edi ent ss uc has r el at i ons hi ps , goodheal t h andas ens eofpur pos e, ul t i mat el y , ourr ec i pesf ora goodl i f ear euni que.


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