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VOLUNTEERS IN ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

VOLUNTEERS IN ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY REHABILITATION FR. KONSTANTINOS PAPANIKOLAOU 3 M. Botsari st, Agios Athanasios, 57003 Thessaloniki, GREECE Tel.-Fax: 2310702388 Email: info@iea.gr Website: www.iea.gr. Identification of the problem in general.

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VOLUNTEERS IN ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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  1. VOLUNTEERS IN ASSISTANCEFOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY REHABILITATION FR. KONSTANTINOS PAPANIKOLAOU 3 M. Botsari st, Agios Athanasios, 57003 Thessaloniki, GREECE Tel.-Fax: 2310702388 Email: info@iea.gr Website: www.iea.gr

  2. Identification of the problem in general • Persons with disabilities are less socially included than their peers without disabilities

  3. Target group: Persons with disabilities with less opportunities In more detail: • Persons with disabilities who are unemployed • Persons with disabilities with less income that their peers without disabilities • Persons with disabilities of race minorities • Persons with disabilities with limited social life • Persons with disabilities experiencing discrimination

  4. The suggestion • Practices based on social model of disability. • That is? Social model: Disability is rooted outside the person and is based on environmental barriers, physical or social

  5. The solution VOLUNTEERS IN ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

  6. Long-term goal • Social inclusion of persons with physical disabilities • Support for equal opportunities • In more detail: volunteers can work supporting social inclusion as well as equal opportunities

  7. Specific goals • Restriction of discriminations • Social inclusion of people with disabilities • Support for equal opportunities • Experience for volunteers

  8. Actions • Research about motivation • Development of a network that supports and assists volunteers • Training of volunteers • Gathering of good practices • Creation of a guide • Campaign to motivate volunteers

  9. Possible Strengths • Low cost • Friendly atmosphere • Motivation, by learning new things • Sentimental fulfilment • Independency and spontaneity

  10. Possible weaknesses • Irresponsibility and inconsistency of volunteers • Distractions of the family • Lack of cooperation of family and person • Low speed

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