Dianne Boston-Nyp

Dianne Boston-Nyp Education and Promotion Director

There is a waiting list of three to five years for the attendant-care housing units, said Dianne Boston-Nyp, spokeswoman for the Kitchener-based Independent Living Centre.

Garrah's advice to other people with disabilities is to take control of their lives and not let other people tell them what their needs are.

"With the independent-living approach, it is like me saying I know what I need . . . and then having people work with me to make things happen, instead of a medical approach of people coming in and telling you what to do," she said.

"It lets people live their lives the way they want to live it."

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Miller Memorial Award: Dianne Boston-NypOutstanding Individual:Dr.Shaune Lawton, Sunbeam Residential Centre

There is a waiting list of three to five years for the attendant-care housing units, said Dianne Boston-Nyp, spokeswoman for the Kitchener-based Independent Living Centre.

Garrah's advice to other people with disabilities is to take control of their lives and not let other people tell them what their needs are.

"With the independent-living approach, it is like me saying I know what I need . . . and then having people work with me to make things happen, instead of a medical approach of people coming in and telling you what to do," she said.

"It lets people live their lives the way they want to live it."

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a) Dianne Boston-Nyp, Director of Education, Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region re: appreciation given for the Region's continued support and funding of various programs.