Inclu-ageing

Training of family members and guardians for inclusion of ageing adults with disabilities

Inclu-ageing is a project which aims to promote a real inclusion of ageing adults with disabilities. In fact, they can experience new needs and dynamics, which don’t just influence their life, but also their social circles, such as those related to family and legal guardians. This is not connected just to the relationship with them, but to the new changes and challenges to address on both sides. In fact, getting older is a complex part of life, not just ageing people can be disoriented, but also who takes care of them. That’s why this project wants to develop non-formal educational tools to support both to move in the inclusion way, providing concrete key actions and good practices.

It will be created also interactive material, like spot videos with tips about specific topics, with the objective to raise knowledge and awareness about responsibilities and roles of who takes care of ageing adults with disabilities.

In fact, the project aims to pay attention to various ageing aspects, such as lifestyle, physical skills and health dimensions, stress challenges and limitations. A great value is also given to the social support network, the implementation of socialization activities and the relationship with the peer group.

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OBJECTIVES

Develop a toolkit on how to train parents and legal guardians of ageing adults with disabilities.

Develop a parental education guidebook to encourage and support parents, family members and legal guardians of ageing adults with intellectual disabilities.

Create educational spot videos for families.

Design a comprehensive online resource with a categorized database.

Prepare a policy recommendation report about the process of problem-solving related to provided services for ageing adults with disabilities.

ACTIVITIES

Develop non-formal education materials for family members and legal guardians for the achievement of secure ageing and empowerment of full and effective participation in social life;

Through the development of the toolkit, of the parental education guidebook and of educational spot videos, provide tools related to:

Recognizement of limitations;
Challenges and changes in cognitive and physical capacities, social support networks, physical and psychological health;
Healthy lifestyle habits.

Set up an online learning HUB for family members and guardians of ageing adults with disabilities including visual tips, practical solutions, ABC guides, frequently asked questions & answers, videos, good practices and news;

Pilot tryout of the online learning HUB;

Develop the policy recommendation report.

Results

R1 – Toolkit on how to train parents and legal guardians of ageing adults with disabilities;
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R2 – Parental education guidebook;
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R3 – Educational spot Videos for families;
R4 – Online learning HUB for family members of ageing adults with disabilities;
R5 – Policy recommendation report. – Poster