Education for ADL - instructors in Czech Republic

Prague, 10th May 2001

Pavel Wiener, Lenka Svobodova, Petr Cervenka
The Charles University in Prague, Rehabilitation Institute for the Visually Impaired

start in first term of the next academical year
courses will be primarily for applicants working in special schools or institutes for visually impairment, secondarily for the university students

Prerequisites:

organization of the courses: first week - intensive block studying (introduction, simulation goggles, ...etc.), afterwards fortnight's consultations
max 10 participants in course: 1/2 of the participants is blindfolded, another 1/2 is supervising - regular roles exchanging during the whole course
acquiring skills under blindfolds as well as teaching methods - in accordance with regular exchanging roles during the consultations
participants practise general activities (labelling; money assorting; clothing care /sewing buttons, washing, ironing, folding�.etc/; personal hygiene; house repairs and care; phoning; handwriting - signature; cooking - cutting, pouring liquids, boiling, stewing, frying, roasting; setting table, eating)
participants are led to the ability to create various ways of teaching multiply handicapped people (especially mentally handicapped people with visual impairment, deaf-blind people) as well as to recognize when is necessary to co-operate with other experts (fe.: teaching people with visual and physical handicap)

participants receive certificate that he/she has completed the course for the ADL -instructors unsigned by dean of the faculty
costs: Because of the recognition of the Rehabilitation Institute for the Visually Impaired by the state, participants do not pay for the course. They pay for meals and accommodation (usually paid by employer of the participant) and material used during the course.