1 October 2023 was the starting date for an Erasmus + project called All living
independently. Partners of the project are EDSA (European Down Syndrome
Association) together with three of its members, AIPD Potenza from Italy,
Down Syndrom Czech, Trisomie 21 Luxemburg .
ALI means All living independently.
It includes the design, the development, the test and the diffusion of a training course on independent living of people with Down syndrome (DS). This is to be carried out by the partners in the project.
The starting date was 1st October 2023 and the project will end on 31st January 2025
By the end of the ALI-project there will be an online training course on Independent living of people with DS. The course will be:
– completely delivered online;
– open to access by anyone without costs, entry qualifications or any other restrictions.
They in turn can organize educational pathways for youngsters and adults with Down syndrome, starting from the content and methodologies proposed by the online course..
– Basic principles of independent living (main concepts, methods, actors, usual difficulties)
– Personal autonomy (washing, dressing, eating), management of spaces and things. Social rules.
– External autonomy (moving around, using money, communicating, going shopping). The role of parents and of professionals.
Chapter | PPT | Video | Others files attached | Questionnaire | Feedback questionnaire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction | |||||
Towards autonomy 1: | 56 slides | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Towards autonomy 2: | 38 slides | 1 | 18 activities | 1 | 1 |
Towards autonomy 3: | 23 slides | 2 | 2 observation sheet | 1 | 1 |
Towards autonomy 4: | 24 slides | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The Course refers to the methodology on autonomy education developed by the Italian Association of Down People (AIPD), adapted to different European realities. The project partners have developed some illustrative activities that help to understand how the course aimed at end users can be concretely implemented.
At the end of the ALI Project (January 2025) in which the course for professionals and care givers will have been tested in various settings so that it will be available for anyone interested.
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European Disability Forum
t.a.v. EDSA Secretariat
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Avenue des Arts 7-8
1210 Brussels
Belgium
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