On Vinnytsya region to create conditions to support life in the community for people with disabilities (+ photos)
In Vinnitsa region launched "pilot" social program "Training center independent living for people with disabilities in the community," aims to help vulnerable people with families disabilities who have physical, sensory, intellectual and mental breaktion, including the recently acquired disability in the area of ??ATU. Program aims to create conditions to support their independent living and ensuring "inclusion" to the local community, in order to prevent their isolation and segregation from the community. Presentation was held on September 7 NGO "Association of protection and assistance to disabled" Open Heart "in the pressBusiness center of Information and Communication of the State Administration. The event started with the opening speech of director of public institution Vinnytsia regional center of social and psychological rehabilitation of children and youth with disabilities" Horizon ", the head of the Association of protection and assistance to disabled" Open in AugustThis "Svitlana Demko. "People with disabilities - the most isolated population. The program "Training center independent living for people with disabilities in the community" will help create conditions for tolerant attitude of the local community and the needs of people with severe disabilities including the recently acquired invalidnistyu ATO members "noted Svitlana Demko. She said the training center will start work on 21 September and will be held in a specially renovated and equipped premises of the Association "Open Heart" in the village of Road, Vinnitsa region, where there are rooms for accommodation, dining, employment workshops, versatile sportsPlayground strip with street orientation and training complex. "Transit residence patronage organization of medical, nutrition during training. The course will be held at the same time 14 people with disabilities and their families. Duration of the training course will make 7 days "- are, according to Svitlana Demko provided services. ASDstupnyk Chairman of the Association of protection and assistance to disabled "Open Heart" project coordinator "Together we live - total rest" Natalia Golovko said that all measures to be carried out under the program will improve the quality of life of families of people with severe disabilities and people with recently acquired disability in the area of ??ATO,who find themselves in difficult circumstances. "It is planned to hold training courses for the development and support of independent living skills, skills in representing the interests and samoadvokatuvanni, skills, orientation and movement in space on the strip orientation during three seven-day training modules for people in wheelchairs, for people withsensory disorders, for people with intellectual and mental disorders "- said Natalia Golovko. She also emphasized that direct participation in the program, including the recently acquired disabilities ATO members will take their guardians, legal representatives and family members. Indirectly participate in the program nearestI have people with disabilities, social experts, officials of local governments, which will be directed information campaign program. The experience gained in the implementation of the Programme of information materials will be distributed in the Vinnytsia region, which will increase the sensitivity of qualifications and institutions involved in the development anddiysnennya social services in the area of ??social protection of people with disabilities. Results of testing training modules will be the basis for recommendations on the introduction of independent living model at regional level. Svitlana Demko summarized that the results of the program will be developed and submitted to the Commission and to approvalI Permanent Council of the regional program "Training center independent living for people with disabilities in the community." The "Training Center independent living for people with disabilities in the community" will be implemented by the Association of protection and assistance to disabled "Open Heart" in social partnership with the municipal institution "at Vinnytsiablasnyy center social - psychological rehabilitation of children and youth with disabilities "Horizon". This was reported in the Vinnytsia Regional State AdministrationSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/