Prototype pilot of Accessibility Audit and Self-Advocacy

The project "Prototype pilot of Accessibility Audit and Self-Advocacy" is carried out between September 2021 - August 2022, in order to help young people with disabilities to live an independent and fulfilling life without the support of their parents. We contribute to this vision through offering necessary tools for such young people and their parents, through training personal assistants and through the integration of these youngsters in EcoVisio activities.

Project objectives:

Changing stereotypes in the EcoVisio target groups about people with disabilities
Making EcoVisio activities friendly to people with disabilities
Helping beneficiaries of the project to acquire new skills of independent living, to create new contacts and friends
Creating a new Accessibility Audit service

The project has two directions:

Encouraging the civic participation of young people with disabilities

It is planned to attract and train personal assistants to support beneficiaries with disabilities during their participation in EcoVisio events, as well as in developing social skills in daily life (such as using public transport, visiting public places, etc.).

Developing the inclusion of EcoVisio activities and disseminating experience to other organizations

We will analyze our activities, experiment and work on an Accessibility Audit, so that we can later help other organizations to become more inclusive.

WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?

Integration of young people with disabilities in the community, identifying activities and job opportunities for them.
Training those who want to become Personal Assistants to guide young people with disabilities in their daily lives.
Helping parents of young people with disabilities so that they can accept the situation and learn how to behave with their children, how to educate them properly and guide them to independence.

Activities performed (to be continued)

We work with 15 young people and their families, as well as a few people who aspire to become personal assistants.

Trainings for parents

Parents of young people with disabilities learn how to help their children become independent, how to educate them. The trainings address topics such as Sex Education, Fears, Limiting Beliefs, Depression, Video Modeling, Visual Education, Icon Communication, etc.

Personal assistants

We train those who want to become personal assistants. Personal assistant supports the young person with a disability in orienting in time and space, ensuring their own security, behaving in relationships with others, education, recreation, but also work activity.

Young people as guests and volunteers at events

Young people with disabilities participate as guests and volunteers in the trainings and activities organized by EcoVisio and other organizations - at IarmarEco 2021, at the Potato Fest and the Katalyst Kitchens events.

Game Days

Young people learn to play board games and interact with each other.

Learning to cycle

Beneficiaries learn to ride a bike, be able to use it as means of transportation and to participate in themed events such as Critical Mass.

Tinerii la plantare

On December 18, 2021, the young people together with their parents planted trees in Chisinau, at a planting action organized by the "Seed It Forward" initiative.

Follow the project activities here: page ”World In Love”

Contact person:

Olga Emelianova - +373 69650182 / olga@ecovisio.org

The project"Prototype pilot of Accessibility Audit and Self-Advocacy" is funded by IM Swedish Development Partner. IM is not responsible for the content and not necessarily in agreement with any views expressed.