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Support Without Substitution

Placeholder article. Support Without Substitution is the idea that useful support increases a person's participation in their own life rather than taking that participation over.

Daniel Frith6 min read

Placeholder article. The text below is illustrative and awaits final copy.

Placeholder copy. Substitution is easy to mistake for help. It reduces immediate effort while quietly reducing the person's involvement in the thing that matters.

A simple test

Placeholder copy. After the support, is the person more able to take part, or less? That question can be asked of a tool, a service, a classroom or a workplace.

  • support
  • participation
  • principles