{"id":13968,"date":"2019-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/samstarfsverkefni-um-thjonustu-vid-fatlad-folk\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:02:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:02:10","slug":"a-collaborative-project-on-services-for-disabled-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/samstarfsverkefni-um-thjonustu-vid-fatlad-folk\/","title":{"rendered":"A collaborative project on services for people with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The training centre in B\u00e6jarhraun <\/a> is a participant
\nin an Erasmus+ project on ideology and approaches in the provision of services for disabled people
\npeople. This is a two-year collaborative project between three nations, i.e.a.s.
\nof Iceland, Lithuania and Hungary entitled \u201eCommunication is the
\n\u201cpath to integration\u201e or \u201cCommunication is the path to integration\".<\/p>\n

Emphasis
\non the use of unconventional communication<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The training centre has had
\nThe activities of the year 1991 have emphasised strengthening service users with
\nlong-term support needs in the use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). In most
\nIn some cases, they have used the Bliss language since childhood, which consists of
\nabout 5,000 symbols used for communication. They are used as pictograms on a board and\/or in
\nlaptops and tablets which are often controlled, for example, with an eye-gaze device or
\nheadset, it depends on the user's mobility. The first part of this Erasmus +
\na project took place in Lithuania last May, where the three nations met in
\nweekly period; four from Iceland, three from Lithuania and three from Hungary. There
\nVarious interesting service options were presented.<\/p>\n

The group
\nVisited Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur last week<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The second part of the collaborative project was held
\nin the past week, here in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and in particular at the Training Centre. There
\nThe group was introduced to the communication training, the Snoezelen philosophy,
\nIntensive Interaction and Guided Support (GTI) among others
\non working methods and organisation. The group also received a presentation from Rannveig
\nEinar's daughter, Head of the Family and Child Services Department at Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Municipality, about
\nHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur as a whole and the services of the municipality. Hr\u00f6nn Hilmarsd\u00f3ttir,
\nThe Head of the Disability Services Department presented the council's services to
\ndisabled people. In addition, the groups were invited to presentations at various service centres.
\nof the town as well as elsewhere in the capital region. Third and final part
\nThe project will take place in Hungary in the spring of 2020 where the group will receive
\nan introduction to, among other things, the ideology and approaches used in the provision of services to
\ndisabled people in that country.<\/p>\n

The group's journey to Lithuania<\/h4>\n

Here is a video made following the visit to Lithuania in May 2019. A video of the trip from the perspective of Sigurj\u00f3n, one of the service users.  <\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uMithyqEIho<\/a><\/p>\n

More detailed
\nInformation for those interested in unique service options<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n