Jean Vanier, champion of the intellectually disabled, dies at the age of 90
Jean Vanier, champion of the intellectually disabled and founder of the global L’Arche network, has died at the age of 90. Vanier, who had been suffered from thyroid cancer, died early on Tuesday in Paris surrounded by some relatives. Jean Vanier in the recent film, Summer in the Forest. A Catholic, Vanier served in both […]
DISABILITY: NEW DOCUMENTARY SHOWS THE BLESSING OF COMMUNAL LIVING FOR THOSE WITH – AND WITHOUT – AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Eileen Glass of Australia’s L’Arche community about a new film, ‘Summer in the Forest’, which provides a glimpse into the lives of some of those involved in the organisation’s communal living initiatives…