LIVING WITHOUT BORDERS: EXPERIENCE OF PRODUCTION WORKSHOPS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
For the purpose of professional and social rehabilitation of people with mental and (or) disabilities physical capabilities, with active charitable assistance public organization"Pskov Initiative in the Rhineland Evangelical Church"(Germany) Production and integration workshops were created in the city of Pskov.
1. Rehabilitation.
IN last years In Russia, the turn from the “culture of utility” to the “culture of dignity” is becoming increasingly noticeable. In the context of this concept, a person with disabilities Regardless of one's capacity and usefulness to society, it is considered an object social assistance and care focused on creating conditions for him to achieve the maximum possible self-realization, the realization of all available opportunities for his integration into society. In other words, the disabled person is now seen not only as an object social work, but also as an active subject of public life and the creator of his own destiny.
For the purpose of professional and social rehabilitation of people with limited mental and (or) physical capabilities, Production and Integration Workshops were created in the city of Pskov.
2. Tasks of the workshops. 
Formation of public opinion regarding people with disabilities as people who have equal rights with other people, but need special individual assistance.
Development of the ability and formation of the need of young people with disabilities to participate in work activities a long period time, perform the work received efficiently and on time.
Developing the ability and need of young people with disabilities to take care of themselves and contribute to their livelihood.
Developing the ability of young people with disabilities to care for themselves and contribute to their livelihoods.
Developing the ability of young people with disabilities to navigate social relations, the ability to join them, assert oneself and participate in social activities.
The main area of work of the Pskov Production and Integration Workshops is the professional rehabilitation of people with mental and (or) physical disabilities.
The possibility of self-realization plays an important role in the process of professional rehabilitation. One of the problems faced by young people with disabilities is the inability to find a job, and often the inability to acquire certain labor skills and abilities necessary in later life in society.
Social rehabilitation of people with disabilities is aimed at the social and everyday life of disabled people, as well as their integration into society.
Workshops help people with mental and/or physical disabilities learn different types professional activity, provide disabled people with employment.
3. Admission to workshops.
The workshops accept individuals, young people with mental and physical impairments development, I, II, III groups disabilities who have reached the age of 18 years and have mental, motor and multiple disorders that are caused by organic damage to the central nervous system as a result of birth or postpartum trauma, infection, trauma due to an accident, chromosomal or genetic disorders with the following medical diagnoses: cerebral paralysis different shapes and degrees, Down syndrome, hydrocephalus, phenylketonuria, epilepsy, autism and others.
People with the following developmental disabilities are not accepted into the workshops:
1) with chronic infectious diseases posing a danger to others;
2) with severe behavioral disorders that pose a danger to themselves or others (aggression);
3) those who can work at city enterprises.
Employment of disabled people is carried out on a voluntary basis (upon admission to workshops, an agreement is concluded with a guardian or the disabled person himself). The word used in the workshops is "Busy".
Admission to the workshops is carried out:
At the request of a guardian (parents or legal representatives) or the disabled person’s own statement;
at the suggestion of educational authorities or social protection;
Documents required for admission to the workshops:
1. statement;
2. passport;
3. document certifying disability;
4. medical certificate of health;
5. rehabilitation card of a disabled person from MSEC;
6. certificate from IUUMR about family composition;
7. certificate of education.
8. characteristics from the place of study;
9. photographs – 2 pcs.;
4. Working hours of those employed in PIM.
Most disabled employees working in production departments travel to the workshops independently, using the city public transport. Disabled people from the development department, as well as from other departments who cannot navigate the city independently or have musculoskeletal disorders and need assistance, are brought (and taken) by PIM vehicles.
Work in the workshops takes place according to the following schedule:
9.00 – start of work
10.00 – breakfast
10.30 – work according to the department plan
11.00 – industrial gymnastics
11.15 – work according to the department plan
12.30 – lunch
13.30 – work according to the department plan
14.30 – break
15.00 – work according to the department plan / departure of the development and training department
16.00 – end of work.
5. Ways to stimulate those employed in workshops.
- Free food
- Organization of leisure time
- Social benefit
Once a month, everyone is paid a benefit for work - social benefits (no more than 500 rubles). Social benefits are paid based on the results of observation of craftsmen for at least two months, reflected in the employee’s evaluation sheet, which reflects the quality of work, labor productivity, degree of complexity of work, independence, motivation, conscientiousness, punctuality, ability to work in a group, willingness to help in work, evaluation dangers, workplace conditions, if the employee:
Conscientiously fulfills his duties job responsibilities, master's orders;
obeys the internal labor regulations adopted in the workshops;
treats workshop property with care, including inventory and equipment in its use;
ensures the safety of the property entrusted to him;
uses the equipment, instruments, and materials assigned to him for work correctly and for its intended purpose;
strictly observes labor safety rules on the territory and in the workshop premises;
follows the instructions of the masters.
The amount of social benefits paid is determined annually in the first quarter by the commission for the distribution of social benefits to employees.
6. Result.
The main result of the work of the workshops is the achievement of such a state of a disabled person when he is capable of performing social functions characteristic of the so-called “ healthy people" At the same time, under social functions(they are also called social skills) are understood work activity, learning, communication ability, ability to organize your leisure time and others.
Rehabilitation, in addition to its main humanitarian function, which is to return a person to a decent life, also has an important socio-economic aspect. IN Lately, state policy towards people with disabilities is aimed at changing the generally accepted dependent lifestyle, at understanding the disabled person that he is not a flawed person deprived of life, but a full-fledged, independent citizen capable of making his contribution to public life.
PRODUCTION AND INTEGRATION
Production and integration workshops for disabled people -
"Your faith determines your actions, and your actions determine
your results, but first you must believe.”
(Mark Victor Nansen)
PIM - are structural unit Orekhovo-Zuevsky comprehensive center social services population.
Production and integration workshops “Empire of Crafts”. The department is designed for people with disabilities over 18 years of age. Branch opening hours: Monday – Friday from 8.30 to 16.00, Saturday, Sunday – day off.
The department provides the following complex social services:
* social - household
* social - medical
* social - psychological
* social and labor
* social - legal
* services in order to increase the communicative potential of recipients of social services with disabilities, including disabled children.
The following departments are open in the workshops:
Department of Plant Science
Woodworking department
Sewing department
Candle production
Economic department
Theater department
Department “Photo studio”
Department of Education
People with disabilities who attend departments full-time are provided with three complex meals a day - breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.
Our department operates according to a well-established scheme: All newly hired young people enter the workshop training department, where they acquire various work skills depending on the chosen profession, and become familiar with industrial safety precautions. Upon completion of training, disabled people undergo mandatory testing, followed by receiving a standard certificate of the assigned qualification. The center provides an opportunity for those disabled people who have successfully passed the test to get a job in one or another department of the workshops. If young people have low results, they receive a certificate of attendance at a course of lectures with the opportunity to continue working in workshops without registration. The work of the workshops involves a well-coordinated process: training, labor rehabilitation, social rehabilitation. During the day they not only work, but also work with them: psychologist, music worker, choreographer; excursions are provided. There is also a recreation area, cultural, sports and recreational area, play activity. The labor workshops project has a great future. Because we provide young disabled people with jobs.
To enter the department you must:
1. Apply to the Department of Social Protection of the Population.
2. Attach the following documents to the application:
Copy of passport (pages 2, 3, 5, 14);
- extract from the house register;
- extract from the personal account;
- medical certificate.
If the passport has a marriage registration stamp on page 14, then data on the spouse or a copy of the death or divorce certificate is provided.
3. After consideration of the application by the commission of the Department of Social Protection of the Population (USPP) to recognize a citizen as in need of services, the citizen (or his legal representative) receives Individual program provision of social services (IPSSU) and provided documents (originals).
4. After receiving the IPPSU, the citizen applies directly to the institution to conclude an agreement.
This project has not yet been promoted, but preparatory stage already passed. The Novosibirsk organization “Dzerzhinsky District Organization of Disabled Children and Children with Disabilities” (DROODI) set as its goal the employment of its wards, adult young people with disabilities, and opened the so-called integration workshops (or Rehabilitation Center). Workshops will soon become separate legal entity, a small business entity. Carpentry and small printing work will be carried out there: production souvenir products made of wood, as well as notebooks, coloring books, business cards, postcards. The employees, young people with disabilities, already have some experience - they have made souvenirs before, but have not put their production on stream. There are now 13 jobs open for people with disabilities in the workshops. The workshop also has equipment for making printed T-shirts and other promotional products. There are several computer places where children are taught computer design, for example, applying a logo to souvenirs.
On the territory of Pskov, Production and Integration Workshops for the Disabled named after. Schmitz. Their goal is the professional and social rehabilitation of people with mental or physical disabilities. The main focus of the workshops is professional rehabilitation of disabled people. 155 people work here. Most disabled employees working in production departments travel to the workshops independently, using city public transport. The working day ends at 16:00. Afterwards, they are picked up by relatives or transported by special transport. Once a month, each employee is paid a labor allowance - no more than 500 rubles. Social benefits are paid based on the results of supervision of craftsmen for at least two months. The employee's evaluation sheet reflects the quality of work, productivity and degree of difficulty of work, independence, motivation, conscientiousness, punctuality, ability to work in a group, and willingness to help. The workshops have a sewing department. Ten people work there. They work on sewing machines, heat presses, and pack finished products. Manufactured products: bags, bags for wooden products, work gloves, aprons, textile souvenirs. There is also a woodworking department. Primary processing is carried out - sawing boards into blanks, planing, drying. In the department of finished products, the workpieces are sawed into components, polished on a machine, manually sanded, and processed. Dried products are packaged in plastic bags and are deposited. Workers participate in the production of natural wood furniture for garden houses, make various educational toys (based on the puzzle principle), and produce souvenirs. The plant growing department maintains two greenhouses, a vegetable garden (20 acres), and two container sites with ornamental plants, which are located on the territory of the workshops. In greenhouses, bulbous plants are forced in winter. In spring, tulips and seedlings of vegetable and flower crops are grown. In the garden, the department is engaged in the cultivation of perennial flower crops and fruit bushes. In addition, the workshops provide landscaping and landscaping services in the city. Flowers from the workshops can be purchased in Pskov flower shops. The laundry department serves city orders. In the workshop store “Pskov Angel”, located on the street. Truda, 47, you can purchase the entire range of workshop products (birdhouses, sleighs, tables, chairs, etc.). Acting director of integration workshops Vyacheslav Sukmanov told FederalPress that in recent years in Russia the turn from a “culture of usefulness” to a “culture of dignity” has become increasingly noticeable. “In the context of this concept, a person with disabilities, regardless of his capacity and usefulness to society, is considered as an object of social assistance and care. All this is aimed at creating conditions for him to achieve the maximum possible self-realization and integrate him into society. In other words, a disabled person is now seen not only as an object of social work, but also as an active subject of public life and the creator of his own destiny. The main objectives of rehabilitation are to make a disabled person capable of living in society, to create appropriate prerequisites for his involvement in the social and labor life of society. Disabled people work miracles here. We want to create the same workshop in Velikiye Luki,” said Vyacheslav Sukmanov. Governor of the Pskov region Andrei Turchak spoke about the workshops this way: “Integration workshops occupy a special place among the social projects of our region. They provide comprehensive support to our most vulnerable fellow citizens - people with disabilities. There are no such institutions in any corner of Russia. The experience of the Pskov region is unique and has a chance to become a basis for other regions of the country.”
Production and integration workshops for disabled people named after Werner Peter Schmitz are an element of the system of social rehabilitation and integration of people with severe multiple disabilities. Address: Pskov 180002, st. Jana Rainisa 58 msszu - [email protected] tel. +8112 748074 In the fall of 1999, a unique project for Russia, “Production and Integration Workshops for Disabled People,” was created in the city of Pskov for the purpose of labor, social rehabilitation and integration of people with severe multiple disabilities into society. This joint German-Russian project is based on modern European work experience: - design and technical documentation for specialized production workshops for disabled people has been developed and agreed upon; - production buildings were built and equipped; - specialized transport for delivering disabled people, including wheelchair users, was purchased; - project staff received professional training in the specialty “Therapeutic education and care”. This institution is an important element of the innovative system for working with people with disabilities in the city of Pskov and meets the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. "Branch early help"Lim-po-po"., Prizma Center dept. “Warm shelter”, Habilitation Department of the PPKiR Center “Lim-po-po”, “Prizma”, Habilitation Department of the PPKiR Center Specialized pre-school educational institutions (No. 17, No. 4) MOU “Center for Curative Pedagogy”, Branch correctional school No. 1 Correctional schools No. 1, 2 School-kindergarten for children with musculoskeletal disorders Production and integration workshops Centralized/decentralized accommodation with support System of establishing social rehabilitation and integration of disabled people in Pskov Age stages Labor rehabilitation + socialization into society from 18 years old School education 7 - 18 Preschool education 4 - 6 Early help 0 - 3 Apartment for training accommodation Family and child support service Educational center social. adaptation (Advanced training of personnel working with the disabled) Production workshops for the disabled (1999) Center for Curative Pedagogy (1993) CORRECTIONAL SCHOOLS FAMILY Center for Early Help (2003) and integration gardens Project “Accommodation for disabled people with accompaniment” Project “Production and integration workshops for the disabled them. V.P. Schmitz" is being implemented with the active charitable assistance of the public benefit union "Pskov Initiative" (Germany). Chairman of the Pskov Initiative - Klaus Eberl, business manager - Dieter Bach Main parameters of the institution: Total territory area: 34,020 sq. m. Total area of production premises: 3120 sq. m. Working disabled people – 135 hours Personnel – 48 hours Project goal: Labor and social rehabilitation of people with limited mental and (or) physical capabilities and disabilities Project objectives: - Formation of public opinion about the equal rights of people with disabilities to self-realization in life and their participation in labor activity - Creating conditions for rehabilitation, integration and socialization into society of people with disabilities Structural units of the project: Production block: crop growing, candle making, woodworking, laundry, cardboard and sewing departments Non-production block: Labor training, care and development department, organization of leisure activities Workshop support unit: economic department, workshop store, transport service for the delivery of disabled people Woodworking department Making toys according to the catalog Plant growing department Growing calla lilies, growing daffodils and tulips, growing flower seedlings; making candles Sewing department Sewing bags, sewing aprons, sewing linen bags, applying inscriptions from film to fabric, applying drawings, photos to fabric Cartoning department Cutting out transport boxes Unwinding chrome-ersatz rolls into sheets Making non-standard envelopes from kraft paper Development and care department Issue of the quarterly magazine of MSZU “PIM”, production of postcards, bookmarks, production of notebooks Stages of project implementation The entire volume of construction and technical equipment of workshops (I - III stages) amounted to 100 million. rub. The financing was provided by the German side. The total amount of current costs for maintaining workshops in 1999 - 2009. amounted to 50,205,980. Financing was provided by the Russian side. To complete the construction of the IV stage of workshops and reach the estimated design capacity, 44 million rubles are needed. The parties agreed to finance construction on a parity basis. Project implementation stages Production areas Number of jobs for people with disabilities Number of jobs for personnel Stage I 1999 - 2001 930 m² 40 10 Stage II 2002 - 2003 1200 m² 90 26 Stage III 2005 - 2006 1544 m² 135 48 Stage IV 2010 - 2011 945 m² 250 65 Production and integration workshops for disabled people named after. V.P. Schmitz (scheme of the long-term development of the project 1999 - 2020) Designations on the diagram: White color: constructed production facilities (I - III stages of construction) Blue color: prospects for the development of the project, including the IV stage of construction of the main building
