1. FUNDAÇÃO AFID DIFERENÇA Transition to Active Life One good practice 11/03/2015

2. MISIONMISION A quality active life for people with disabilities and other target groups in an inclusive society. Promote the autonomy and social support, health, education and training, in a sustained manner, fight exclusion, protect the clients and the heritage of the Foundation and guarantee excellence in service provision. VISIONVISION

3. Values Ethics Integrity Solidarity Respect Rigor Humanization Equal Opportunities

4. Accreditation AFID Difference Foundation as Resource Center for Inclusion (CRI) - on May 2013 This service is regulated by Ministry of Education and Science, through the General Directorate for Schools (DGEstE)

5. THERAPEUTIC RESPONSES THERAPEUTIC RESPONSES: Speech Therapy Occupational therapy Psychology TARGET GROUP TARGET GROUP: Children and youths with disabilities, according to the Decree - Law Nº 3/2008, of January 7, attending regular public school, aged between 6 to 18 years old Resource Center for Inclusion (CRI)

6. Nº schools: Nº schools: 13 Nº students with special needs: Nº students with special needs: 108 Nº technicians: Nº technicians: 5

7. Special education aims to promote educational and social inclusion, access and educational success, autonomy, emotional stability, and the promotion of equal opportunities, preparation for further study or for proper preparation for life after-school or professional. Decree – Law Nº 3/ 2008

8. The Decree – Law nº 3/ 2008 proposes differents educational measures for students with special needs. The aplication of this measures depends on the degree of disabilities and funcionality of each student. Educational Measures CEI – Individual Specific Curriculum This document includes content leading to personal and social autonomy of the student and gives prioritiy to the development of functional oriented activities centered in the contexts of life, including the process of transition to working life.

9. PIT – Individual Transition Plan PIT – Individual Transition Plan The implementation starts three years before the end of compulsory education. Objective: To promote the transition to post-school life and, whenever possible, to carry out a professional activity with adequate social inclusion, family or an institution with occupational intervention. Educational Measures

10. PIT – Individual Transition Plan A planning tool Student Focus Identifies goals in education, work, training, community participation, leisure and interpersonal relations Identifies resources, opportunities and services available Identifies the services that the student will attend

11. PIT Technical Team -Teatcher - Monitor - Tutor Student - Self assessment: s kills; interests, motivations Community - Insertion Family - Expectations - Perceptions

12. PIT – Individual Transition Plan In AFID we promote the frequency in two facilities such as Occupational Activity Center or Vocational Educational Training. Students with special needs spend a period of their week in one of the activities in AFID. Some of this students, after eightheen, stay in AFID as a client.

13. PIT – Individual Transition Plan 2014-2015 We attend 20 students to develop their PIT, once a week Examples of activities: Occupational Activity Center Vocational Educational Training – Gardening, Woodwork, Kitchen, Kindergarten, Laundry, etc.

14. “My Dream Come True”

15. "It is up to us to build our future. We need to remove barriers inside ourselves and others. We have to grow beyond our disability - then the world will accept us better. "

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