Finding a home is not easy; consider finding a place to live if someone is disabled!

 

Finding a home is not easy; consider finding a place to live if someone is disabled!

These programs cater to individual needs and include access to support 24 hours a day if necessary.

Support Life Services: Decent, affordable and easily accessible housing for people with disabilities. There are two main types of 

Life Support Services:

• When a person lives in the same house or lives in a small apartment with other people and is supported by a caregiver to meet their needs; about 24 hours a day. In this system, the support a person receives is provided in a residential environment, this is called a local based support.

• When a person lives in his own place, or has an apartment in the middle of a group of similar buildings. The person receives daily or weekly support to meet his or her needs, which may be for a few hours to the caregiver. This program is called floating, or access support.

How can you get a supported life?

To set up or deploy a personalized life service you will need the support of someone like a social worker or caregiver. They will determine whether she is eligible for support and whether living with support will suit her needs.

Disability Support Services

Living with a disability should not prevent a person from living a busy and happy life; in addition to support to get out and walk in their community. Some have been in the hospital for years but are now enjoying their place in the community. Health inequalities among adults with developmental disabilities are also growing.

Services for People with Disabilities

The Discrimination Act makes it legal to discriminate against people with disabilities in the workplace

They have programs such as Disability Employment Services that provide:

• Vocational training and other work-related assistance.

• Pre-employment support, including job training; and employee and employer support.

• Access to workplace support, support services, and translation in the workplace.

In particular they are very determined and do well in their work

 

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