ELLA (WP8)
WHY?
Private Life Concepts: we aim to explore issues relating to the inclusion of peoples
with disabilities in society, by helping persons with disabilities achieve
balance and success in their Private Life. The
main question we would like to answer: Is it possible for disabled to have
relationships, marriages, sex, and possibility to have children?
WHAT?
Main aims:
§ to explore issues of disability, particularly relating to sex
education and the ability of disabled people to form sexual relationships
within EU member states.
§ to challenge negative attitudes and stigmas around these issues
within families, communities and policy makers within EU member states.
§ to explore non-traditional working methods of engaging with
disabled peoples with regard to social skills, and devise innovative methods
and techniques for including disabled people into society.
§ to provide better communication and better understanding between
disabled people and not disabled part of community
§ to help persons with disabilities achieve balance and success in
the Private Life
§ to share learning and experiences with partners from other
countries
Main strategies:
- Analysis of existing literature on these issues regarding the qualities of Private Life amongst disabled people.
- Private Life Quality research of persons with disabilities:
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interviews
with persons with and without disabilities; development of reporter training
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analysis of
possibilities, opportunities and limitations each person with disabilities has
in his/her life and reflect the interaction of personal and environmental
factors;
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assessment
of Quality of Personal Life in the areas of Being, Belonging, and Becoming;
-
assessment
of persons with disabilities Achievement and Enjoyment in each of four life aspects: Work,
Family, Friends and Self;
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assessment
decision-making and opportunities of persons with disabilities.
- Designing Model of Successful Private Life of persons with disabilities
- Designing on-line blog focused on balance and success in the Private Life of persons with disabilities. Publish results of research and Model of Successful Private Life of persons with disabilities
- Making workshops on advising and coaching for life balance of persons with disabilities and test methodological approach on Model of Successful Private Life
- Using theatre and other creative arts to explore these issues with disabled people and the wider community.
Training
persons with disabilities to be reporters.
WHO?
Partner
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Title
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Acronym
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Contact
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Country
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P6
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Baunataler
Diakonie Kassel e. V.
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BDKS
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Klaus
Bertram
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Germany
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P7
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People
First e. V.
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PF
|
Huw
Ross
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Germany
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P10
|
Jaunuoliu
dienos centras
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JDC
|
Lina
Trebiene
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Lithuania
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P11
|
Kindercentra
De Roef
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KCDR
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Ino
Cornel
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Netherlands
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P13
|
School
Jose Saraiva
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SJS
|
Maria
Fernandes
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Portugal
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P14
|
United
in Diversity
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UID
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Ivana
Stajkovic
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Serbia
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P15
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Lindeparken
School
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LPS
|
Gunn
Ostlund
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Sweden
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P19
|
The
Derry Playhouse
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PD
|
Max
Beer
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United Kingdom
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Expected results:
Participants
from Lithuania, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Serbia and United
Kingdom will gain comprehensive theoretical and
practical information on Model of Successful Private Life
Participants are expected to develop their intercultural competence,
to widen understanding and developing skills on balance and success in the
Private Life in various European countries; to develop media and ICT competence
on creating content for on-line blogs; to develop competence on Private Life.
Through blog we aim to reach vast number of people to whom we
could promote ideas of Model of Successful Private Life of persons with
disabilities.
We will create a theatre or arts based production that will enable
disabled people and members of the wider community to see, experience and the
issues
The reflection sessions and final evaluation will allow
participants constantly reflect on their learning process and outcomes.
We will provide self-assessment tool based on key-competences for
Life-long learning, where participants could identify their learning outcomes
and the results of self-assessment
Model of Successful Private Life of
persons with disabilities will be
made as guide for disabled people.
The guide will be designed to provide information about
relationships, marriages, sex, and possibility to have children, rights,
disability living allowance, adapting home and much more.
The preliminary content of guide:
possibilities, opportunities and limitations. Points to the
support disabled can get from the family, friends, local authority, social
services, the National Health Service and voluntary organisations;
personal factors what effect private life;
most important Personal Life areas: Being, Belonging, and
Becoming;
Achievement and Enjoyment in each of four life aspects: Work,
Family, Friends and Self;
decision-making and opportunities
The
guide will be placed on web. It will contain lots of helpful information on
using practical methods how to achieve balance and success in the Private Life.
It will be possible to download the publications which contain useful
information on all modes of Successful Private Life of disabled people.