Barrier Free Living: Building an Inclusive Community with L'arche Winnipeg

In todays episode of Accessible Future, host Simon Jones sits down with three members of L'Arche Winnipeg, Grace, Mira, and Jordan, to talk about what barrier free living actually looks like when it goes beyond ramps and wheelchair access. L'Arche is built on the idea that people with and without intellectual disabilities can live together, share a home, and grow from one another. Not as a program, but as a way of life.

The conversation gets into the family model, the Community Circle day program, interdependence over independence, and why accessible relationships matter just as much as accessible spaces to the disability community. Plus the Walk with L'Arche is coming up May 3rd, and they'll tell you everything you need to know.

“An accessible future isn’t just about accessible spaces. It’s about accessible relationships.”

- Mira, L’Arche Winnipeg

Guest Links

• Website: https://www.larchewinnipeg.org

• Walk with L’Arche: https://www.larchewinnipeg.org/get-involved/the-walk/register-for-the-walk-with-larche/

• Jordan 411 Sports Show: https://www.youtube.com/@jordan411sports2

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:23 Meet the Guests: Jordan, Grace & Mira

4:19 What Does an Accessible Future Look Like?

7:29 The Community Circle Program

11:23 Life at L’Arche: Jordan’s Perspective

12:29 The Family Model & Mutual Relationships

17:15 Living In, Grace’s Year Inside L’Arche

19:21 Interdependence vs Independence

23:23 What Does Belonging Really Mean?

25:00 The Walk with L’Arche — May 3rd

31:15 Final Reflections: What Would You Pass On?

35:18 Outro