Employment
for Autism
The DP will
bring together key stakeholders in the statutory and voluntary
sector in the Greater Belfast Area to work alongside people with
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to develop a programme of support
and training to enable people with ASD to tackle the specific
barriers they face in accessing employment.
Although training
and employment services for people with learning disabilities
have been operating in N.I. for 10 years plus, none are prepared
for the increasing number of adults with ASD being diagnosed or
the number of children transitioning into adult services.
The Project
will meet an identified need and will ensure the involvement of
people with ASD at every stage of its planning and implementation.
Information
will be gathered locally at EU level using existing and new transnational
partnerships to develop a individualised support package based
on a model of Supported Employment, which advocates the need for
real work, for real pay, in an integrated environment with the
appropriate ongoing support.
Development
Partnership Members:
- The
Orchardville Society
- Disablement Advisory Service – DEL
- South Eastern Belfast Health and Social Services Trust
- North and West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust
- PAPA (Parents Support Group)
- NOW Project
Employment
for Autism is a member
of the Koninklijke
Effatha Guyot Groep Transnational Partnership which also includes
partners in:
- France
- The Netherlands
Contact:
Lydia Lynas
The Orchardville Society
144 - 152 Ravenhill Road
Belfast
BT6 8ED
Tel: +44.(0)28.9073 2326
Fax: +44.(0)28.9073 2328
E-mail: lydia.lynas@orchardville.com
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