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Orientation



Orientation

“I’m really glad I’m taking these classes. They have really opened my mind to how others with disabilities are and what we can do.”

– Community Living Skills Workshop Participant

 





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Introduction

The Orientation session to Community Living Skills is about identifying skills you have now, and skills you may want to build on to live more independently.

Like most people, you probably enjoy some parts of your life, but wish other parts of your life were different.

The Community Living Skills workshop is about:

  • Living and participating in the community and making use of information, skills, resources and supports
  • Exploring what being a person with a disability means to you
  • Reflecting on your likes, dislikes, strengths, and opportunities for growth
  • Identifying and building a support network of peers in the disability community 
  • Learning more about what is possible and expanding expectations for your life
  • Building confidence and comfort in decision-making and problem-solving in living more independently
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Exploring Possibilities

  • Sometimes exploring what is out there or exploring the possibilities helps us better understand what we want
  • Exploring your options may also help you better understand what is important to you, what you value or what you are passionate about
  • Collecting more information about a certain topic may help you make decisions 
  • Exploring possibilities might include learning a new way to do an old task 
  • You may do things a certain way because that is how you were taught in school or you learned a particular habit from a friend or family member 
  • Just because you do something one way does not mean it is the only way 
  • Exploring options and learning about how other people approach things may also help you learn something new
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Strengths & Challenges

  • There are many strengths that we may bring to the table when participating in our communities
  • Strengths can be things about ourselves that help us achieve goals and work on tasks
  • Strengths can be other people we have relationships with, resources available in our community, or even how well our homes fit us
  • All of these can also be challenges, depending on if they seem to help you or create barriers to problem solve
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Disability Identity

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