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A landmark agreement signed at the beginning of 2019 has become a reality with the relocation of residents to new and beautiful homes in a residential cluster at Stu\u00f0lask\u00f6r\u00f0ur in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The service agreement between the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and the operating company Vinab\u00e6r is unprecedented and involves an adapted and specialised residential service where the service users themselves have a direct influence on the priorities and direction of the service provided. The residents, who are also great friends, moved in recently, straight from their parents' homes. <\/p>\n
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All six residents gave a welcoming reception to town representatives and other guests when the residential community was formally opened. <\/sup><\/p>\n \u201eThis moment and this initiative by a group of individuals in collaboration with their town is a good example of progress and innovation in services for disabled people, which are designed to ensure equal opportunities for living on the basis of the individuals\u201c own choices. In this case, it is a group of six friends who dreamt of living in close proximity to one another, with homes they could design and create themselves, and services tailored to the needs of each individual. This is a specific model for a new and exciting form of housing, where the individuals themselves are in control and set the agenda. A brilliant and exemplary idea has become a reality,\" <\/em>says R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, at the formal opening of the residential cluster yesterday. <\/p>\n The residents have spent the past few days settling into their new accommodation. Exceptionally cosy and beautiful apartments, characterised by the style and spirit of each resident. <\/sup><\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n The first sod was cut for the group's future accommodation in March 2021 and now, just over a year later, the group has moved into a new and splendid residential centre. The operating company Vinab\u00e6r, which is owned by the residents themselves and their families, was established around the initiative and has overseen the construction of the premises and the assessment of service needs, as well as being strongly and clearly involved in the recruitment of staff for the residential community. A service agreement between Vinab\u00e6r and the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is intended to meet the residents' service needs and provide them with the best possible service in specialised housing that can be provided at any given time. The City Council of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur agreed at its meeting on 9 January 2019 to enter into a contract with Vinab\u00e6r. <\/p>\n Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur warmly congratulates new residents and their families on their new homes. We look forward to watching the group grow and flourish even more in their beautiful new place in independent living. <\/p>\n![\"IMG_2577\"](\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2577-scaled.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThe residents themselves and their families own the management company Vinab\u00e6r.<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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A parent representative presents Indri\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rnsson with a bouquet of flowers for his great and valuable contribution to the project. Indri\u00f0i is the father of one of the residents and chairman of Vinab\u00e6r, which owns and operates Stu\u00f0laskar\u00f0. Smiling in the background is Margr\u00e9t Vala Marteinsd\u00f3ttir, director of Stu\u00f0laskar\u00f0.<\/sup><\/p>\n