Jan Kruger is the Executive Director of Imagine More and your host for the conference.
About Jan
Jan Kruger, Imagine More
Jan Kruger is the Executive Director of Imagine More. She has been a strong advocate for people to live valued and inclusive lives for many years.
In 2013, Jan co-founded Imagine More in the ACT to strengthen family leadership and advocacy for people with a disability. She advocates for people with disability to
- hold valued social roles
- develop meaningful relationships and
- live typical lives in their communities.
Jack, Jan’s son, has been her most valuable teacher. He’s helped her understand how to support people with disability to get the good things of life by following a typical life path. Jan’s ongoing study of Social Role Valorisation (SRV) taught her the importance of valued roles. She became aware that valued roles allow people to participate in and contribute to their community, and relationships can flourish. The SRV framework now guides Jan’s family and Imagine More. Jan has also invested in learning about customised employment. This knowledge was invaluable in preparing Jack for life after school.
Jan and her family continuously work towards building an ordinary, inclusive life for Jack. Over the years, the family have seen Jack flourish and become a valued member of his community.
Jan’s Presentations
Jan will present several times during the conference.
Opening Address
- Conference day 1
Day 1 Wrap Up
- Conference Day 1
Welcome Back
- Conference Day 2
Getting a Good Start in a Good Job
- With Milton Tyree, Julia Shumaker, and Jack Kruger
- Conference Day 2
Much has been learned through the years about open employment. There is much evidence that shows what works and what doesn’t work. When the well-established guiding principles of customised employment are applied, desirable results are likely to follow.
In this presentation, we will look at how a local family applied these principles in the workplace.
Jack Kruger, a recent school-leaver, will provide an overview of his work roles over the years. He’ll explain how these have led to him securing employment at Government House in Canberra.
Then Jan Kruger, Jack’s mum, and Julia Shumaker, Jack’s job mentor, will describe the process of developing Jack’s Government House job. They will explain
- how they worked with the employer to define Jack’s responsibilities
- the nature of Jack’s relationships with his co-workers, including their instructional roles
- adjustments that the employer made to help Jack learn and master his role, and
- lessons learned along the way.
Finally, Milton Tyree will connect Jack’s story with the customised employment principles that he described in his pre-conference webinar. There will be time for comments and questions.
Tips for Connecting and Keeping People Safe (Working title)
- With John Armstrong
- Conference Day 2
- Details TBA
Conference Wrap Up
- Conference Day 2
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Contact Details
- Jan can be contacted at Imagine More