Question

For this task you are required to produce a poster or flyer appropriate for display in a community service facility which identifies at least four different opportunities for community participation and social inclusion for people with disabilities, in your local area.

For each of the opportunities you have identified for community participation, describe the interests, abilities and requirements that are associated with the activities, as well as any other information that interested clients would like to know.

Also note if there are any cultural and religious needs that may impact on participating in the opportunity.

1. Identify four barriers you may come across for each opportunity identified. Detail a strategy to address and monitor the identified barriers.

Answer 1

*ASSIST A PERSON WITH DISABILITY TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS,PREFERENCES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

SUPPORTING A PERSON TO BECOME AN ACTIVE ,INVOLVED AND SOCIAL MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY REQUIRES CAREFUL PLANNING.YOU SHOULD WORK WITH THE PERSON WITH DISABILITY YOU ARE SUPPORTING TO SET GOALS AND SELECT APPROPRIATE OPTIONS THAT REPRESENT THEIR DESIRES,PREFERENCES AND INTERESTS .AND ALSO WE CAN HELP A PERSON WORK THROUGH THE STAGE OF PLANNING,ORGANISING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ACTIVITY PLAN .THIS PLAN WILL BUILD SUPPORT A PERSON IN BECOMING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PLANNING THEIR OWN RECREATION ,HOBBIES AND SOCIAL PERSUITS.

HELP TO DISABILITY PERSON LIKE

COMMUNICATION ABILITIES

EMOTIONAL ABILITIES

SENSORY ABILITIES

* PROVIDE INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERSON WITH DISABILITY

TYPE OF ACTIVITY

THE COST

THE LOCATION PARTICIPATION LEVEL

THE TIMING

* PERSON CENTERED PRACTICE

PERSON CENTERED PRACTICE IS A PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS WHICH UNDERPINS MUCH OF THE WORK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES SECTOR .IT IS AN APPROACH THAT PLACES THE PERSON AT THE CENTRE OF THE SERVICE PLANNING AND PROVISION,WITH ALL ASPECTS OF SUPPORT STEMMING FROM THAT POINT

* SHARE INFORMATION

ESTABLISH WHO COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO WHEN SHARING INFORMATION SUCH AS PARENT,QUARDIAN.

IT IS PREFERABLE TO HAVE THE PERSON PRESENT AND INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.THE PERSON MAY BE ABLE TO JOIN IN A PART OF THE CONVERSATION OR USE YES/NO RESPONSES.

*IDENTIFY AND ACCESS MOBILITY AIDS

*IDENTIFY AND ACCESS COMMUNICATION AIDS

SOME PEOPLE USE A COMMUNICATION AID FOR EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS.

*SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS SUCH AS INTERACTING WITH OTHERS ,MAKING NEW FRIENDS ,LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS

*SPORTING ACTIVITIES

BUILD SKILLS ,KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES IN PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH INCREASING FITNESS,MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

*RECREATION ACTIVITIES

RECREATION ACTIVITIES CAN BUILD SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS AND ASSIST WITH DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE AND THE ABILITY TO INTERACT AND PARTICIPATE SOCIALLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

*LIVING SKILLS

ENHANCE ABILITIES RELATED TO ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUCH AS MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES,USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT OR KNOWING WHAT IS EXPECTED IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS

*MEET REQUIREMENTS

YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING AND ASSISTING A PERSON IN ACCESSING COMMUNITY OPTIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS ,OR PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL FUNDING PACKAGE

*SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX OR MULTIPLE DISABILITIES

1.SCOPE =FOR PEOPLE WITH A RANGE OF DISABILITY CAUSED BY CEREBRAL PALSY

2.ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SLOW TO RECOVER PROGRAM=WHO HAVE CATASTROPHIC BRAIN INJURY

3.VICTORIAN DUAL DISABILITY SERVICE =INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

4.AUSTRALIAN DEAFBLIND COUNCIL= BOTH DEAF AND BLIND

* LINK PEOPLE WITH SHARED INTERSTS TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS

*ENCOURAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SHARED INTEREST GROUPS

* INCLUSION PRINCIPLES

BEST PRACTICE INCLUSION MEANS ENSURING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OPERATE IN A WAY TAHT IS DELIBERATELY ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TO PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES

*CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE COMMUNITY

CAPACITY BUILDING IN AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN COMMUNITY SERVICES PRACTICE .IT MEANS WORKING IN A WAY THAT SHIFTS SKILLS ,KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE FROM THOSE WHO HAVE SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDERS IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

BARRIERS

THE WAYS BARRIERS AFFECT DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS VARY.THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT MAKE PARTICIPATING IN AN ACTIVITY MORE OR LESS ATTRACTIVE.FACTORS SUCH AS BEING ABLE TO EASILY GET TO AN ACTIVITY,FEEL SAFE WHILE PARTICIPATING,UNDERSTAND KEY INFORMATION AND INTERACT COMFORTABLY WITH OTHERS CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ABSENCE OF ANT THESE CAN POTENTIALLY CREATE BARRIERS TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION.

PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY WILL HAVE GREATER PROBLEMS WITH PHYSICAL BARRIERS.PEOPLE FROM PARTICULAR CULTURAL OR LINGUISTIC BACKGROUNDS MAY EXPERIENCE BARRIERS WITH ACTIVITIES AT PARTICULAR TIMES OF DAY ,OR THAT ARE OFFERED IN A MIXED GENDER CONTEXT OR THAT INCLUDE CERTAIN KINDS OF MEDIA OR MUSIC THAT MIGHT BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEM