Team Work- Oh how I miss you! ( accessibility and accommodation)

Not everything we do in life in regard to accessiblility has to do with the physical aspect of getting there. Caring for the emotional, physical and social aspects for people come from many people who CARE. In everything that I do I am constantly thinking of ways to help others. One commom theme that kept returning to me is TEAM!

Without a team to support an idea, it is very difficult to create change. Without change, we do not evolve. Well you get the idea. In order to help we must all band together for change.
If you think about it, I mean really think about it, how much effect do we have without the support of someone...or everyone.

In all my activities I am constantly creating little "teams" to help out a cause. However this only works in the theory that all team members will follow the plan. Many times we have made a plan to create a state of comfort or ease for my son and it only took one deviant person to derail that plan. Without all the players on board and helping out you end up in chaos.

There are many ways to derail a team plan such as "doing your own thing," deviating from suggestion, fighting for power and of course, creating a seperate plan appart from the team. Communication is the key to all success. Everyone involved in a team MUST be willing to give,accept and offer opinions, constructive criticism, ideas and thoughts. It is very difficult to find a successful team without these key components.

So many times have I ran into the problem of people thinking they were the "professionals" and did not listen to the team. Cooperation is a hard thing to find but like the diamond in the rough, once in a while you find a great team and that is where you get the success stories. Working together in unison for a common cause can bring great things when done respectfully, honestly and from the heart.