Who Are
We?
In 1968, RYGIEL Supports
for Community Living
opened in West Hamilton
by Drs. Wanda and Witold
Rygiel. They privately
operated a home for
children who had multiple
disabilities. The original
institutional, medical
model has evolved into
an individualized, community
centered support system
that continues to be
defined by the current
and future desires and
needs of those we serve
or who are in need of
service.
Today, RYGIEL Supports
for Community Living
is a non-profit organization
governed by a volunteer
Board of Directors.
Our mandate directs
us to support individuals
in our community who
have a developmental
disability as well as
having other disabilities.
The manner in which
we serve is based on
a set of beliefs held
by the agency.
These beliefs are
that every person
- has inherent worth
and deserves to be
respected and treated
with dignity.
- deserves to live
in peace in a safe,
secure and nurturing
environment.
- is enhanced by
relationships with
family and with both
formal and informal
personal networks.
- is entitled to
have committed allies
who will advocate
for and sometimes
act on the individual’s
behalf.
- can contribute
in meaningful ways
to the life of their
community and deserves
to be supported by
that community.
- has the right to
make decisions and
these decisions should
be respected. The
person deserves to
be assisted and supported
in exercising this
right.
- deserves individualized
service, which responds
to their changing
needs over time.
In fulfilling our
Mission, we are
- committed to a process
of ongoing critical
evaluation, which
includes self-reflection
and external review
and implies a commitment
to change as the need
arises.
- committed to doing
what we can and as
quickly as we can
to help to enhance
the lives of the people
we serve, particularly
in reaction to the
consequences of society’s
often negative attitudes
towards people who
have disabilities.
- committed to providing
the best service possible
with the available
resources and to use
the resources as wisely
and efficiently as
possible.
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