Description
The aim of the project is to use a simple activity (wheelchair control training) to build bridges between majority and young people with disability. A half-day training would be offered to high schools and colleges. Students should acquire practical skill of wheelchair control in addition to the empathetic view into the lives of the young people with handicap. The project is also aimed at the development of a vulnerable group of young people with handicap as they will be working as lectors. For the majority of them this will be first employment in their lives. In addition they will take unusual role of those knowing more and passing the skill further. Therefore we would like to work on their motivation, work skills, responsibility, selfvalue and self-confidence within the supervision meetings of the Independence Club. The project should be also strengthening of the organisation as the training should be paid for in the future and become one of the sources of the income for the organisation and young people with handicap. In addition we would also like to work with the group of students and offer them possibility to become a volunteer.
Summary of project results
Whelchair Driving Licence Project has been needed for several reasons: 1) It helps to integrate young people using wheelchair 2) It helps young trainers with disability to adopt responsible life approach 3) Other reasons are self-presentation, its informative and anti-isolation nature The project is sustainable as its preventive and supports communication, healthy life approach as well as the amount of work on schools. The aim of the activity was to create bridges between the society and young people with disability within the high school courses of social sciences. We are glad to report positive impact and reactions from students, schools as well as young trainers with disability. Over 200 students of 10 high school from our region finished the course. In addition, we were able to create long-term volunteer relation with several of them, supporting us with disability group actitivities. The project also supported status of young people with handicap within the group of the students. Project outputs: Photogallery, Students feedback, Employment activity, Relationships with school, The target group was included in the activity while designing the activity, searching for schools to contact, providing the training itself as well as during the evaluation of the project.
Summary of bilateral results