MOVE International
1300 17th Street
CITY CENTRE
Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533 USA
800-397-MOVE(6683)
move-international@kern.org
MOVE International is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
MISSION STATEMENT: MOVE International seeks to improve the overall quality of life for people with disabilities and for the people who care for them, regardless of age or cause of disability. MOVE International promotes fuller participation in home, school, work and community life to encourage the dignity and hope such participation brings to each individual.
The mission statement is founded in the belief that the ability to move is the first foundation stone in building personal dignity.
The MOVE Program originated in the 1980s in the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, California. The MOVE Program is now used in many school districts and other facilities/organizations throughout the United States and many other nations.
What MOVE is and isn't
- a philosophy
- functional, useful, measurable progress for setting life goals
- a collaborative effort between families and professionals- “It takes a team to move”
- a program that offers assistance for people with a singular disability to complex disabilities
- a program that changes ways of thinking, changes attitudes and promotes inclusive living
- a structured program based in assessment and accountability
- a top down approach that helps develop skills beyond the highest skills an individual already possesses
- a way of life used throughout the day, used anywhere in an activity
- embedded into existing curricula and activities
- cost-efficient and effective
MOVE IS NOT:
- a cure
- a developmental, bottom-up model
- limited to people with multiple disabilities
- appropriate for individuals who can already sit, stand and walk
- a pull-out, stand alone program
- seeking to replace other services
- a therapy
- an equipment-based program
- a meaningless “exercise” program
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