A training apartment for teenagers with disabilities has opened in Krasnoyarsk

In Krasnoyarsk, on Popova Street, 8g, in one of the premises of the Oktyabrsky family center, a training apartment for children and young people with disabilities began operating.

Apartment with an area of ​​150 sq. meters is a model of a real living space and consists of an entrance hall, kitchen, dining room, dressing room, recreation and leisure area, bedroom, sanitary and hygienic and utility rooms. All mfood, appliances And utensils adapteds in order to teach special needs teenagers basic everyday skills.

“Groups are training in the training apartment in 2 age categories: children from 12 to 16 years old, and from 16 years old and older. There are no more than 5 people in the group. The guys are here after school for several hours. Our goal is for the child, when he grows up, to become independent and be able to care for himself,” said Anna Medvedeva, deputy director of the Oktyabrsky family center.

Rehabilitation course in training apartments is two months. During this time, under the leadership teachers young people learn to cook I'm going, clean upiron, wash, and also master financial literacy and a lote othere. It is planned that up to 50 people will undergo specialized training within a year.

The design of the learning space was carried out with the direct participation of parents of children with special needs, who were part of the working group. The renovation was carried out taking into account the previously approved design project of the “Family Help. Regional support centers.

Currently, within the nationalional project “Family” on the territory Krasnoyarsk region there are 12 training apartments, and separate training modules and equipment available in 26 social service institutions.

“The main goal and task of these training apartments and rehabilitation work is to form and consolidate skills in young people with disabilities that will allow them to be as independent as possible and improve their quality of life. It should be noted that training apartments are created both on the basis of comprehensive social service centers and in social homes. Gaining independent living skills yesyu“t people with disabilities have the opportunity to live outside the hospital, receive social support and support from specialists at home,” – noted the Minister of Social Policy of the region Irina Pastukhova.

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Minister of Social Policy of the Krasnoyarsk Territory