People living with disabilities are often excluded from social relationships, community participation, leisure activities, and employment. Community integration for people living with disabilities seeks to remedy these disconnects by creating inclusive, diverse societies. At Elmur Community Services, we take a closer look at community integration, its many benefits, and how we can work together to create more welcoming communities for everyone.
Community integration enables persons with disabilities to fully participate in life at the same level as nondisabled individuals. This participation can take place in neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, congregations, community centers, and more. Inclusion plays a central role in community integration and helping people living with disabilities feel fully accepted and welcomed. While persons living with disabilities may experience physical inclusion when out in their community, they often don’t feel included socially. And many people living with disabilities live, work, and relax with other people with disabilities, causing them to feel even more isolated. Individuals living with disabilities experience true inclusion when they experience feelings of belonging and membership. When both their physical and social presence is accepted and embraced, they can fully participate in significant roles like being a student, employee, spouse, partner, or parent. Find help and support in Canning Vale to embrace your very own local communities. Through the help of our trained and experienced support workers, you will be assisted to explore your local communities and opportunities to the fullest.
Benefits of community integration for people with disabilities:
- Helps them build practical life skills that lead to enhanced independence
- Provides a path to recovery for those who feel isolated and unwanted
- Gives them access to activities and services not available in segregated environments
- Offers the chance to engage with others and the satisfaction of being part of a diverse community
- Provides the opportunity to learn appropriate social behaviors and make new connections
Elmur Community Services is here to help you engage in social and civic events, thereby boosting your self confidence and developing long lasting relationships within your community. Our goal is to ensure that people participate in daily life activities and improve their performance. Our team provides a client‐centered approach to health and well‐being. At Elmur Community Services, we focus on increasing the competence of people by organizing people, activities, the environment or some or all of them in order to increase social participation and community engagement. We believe community involvement would allow the people living with disabilities to live independently and feel a sense of belongingness in their present society.