George Association for Persons with Disabilities -

APD (Association for persons with disabilities) is 'n landwye organisasie wat 'n diens lewer aan persone met gestremdhede. Ons het ‘n APD tak in George, wat dienste in die George area lewer. George APD bied die volgende dienste aan persone met gestremdhede:

•Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling – assessering, die opstel van individuele ontwikkelingsplanne vir kliënte sowel as berading. Verwysing van kliënte na toepaslike dienste.

•Childcare & education – dagsorgsentrum vir kinders met gestremdhede (sien onderstaande inligting)

•Work & Employment – ondersteuningsgroepe, dagsorg, opleiding, life skills en plasing in die ope-arbeidsmark.

•Marketing & Promotion en access – bewusmaking van die vermoëns van persone met gestremdhede, asook bemarking van die dienste van APD, kyk of geboue, toilette, ens toeganglik is.

•Roll In Shop- verkope van mobiliteits- en ander hulpmiddels, inkontinensie ware ens.

APD is 'n nie-winsgewende organisasie en maak daarom meestal staat van skenkings en donasies. Ons hoofborge is:
•Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling;
•Gemeenskapskas en
•Nationale Lotery.

Optima Special Care Centre is run by George APD (Association for Persons with Disabilities) and is offering educational care for 50 children and 20 adults with disabilities from different parts of the George community. Optima is currently the only centre of its kind in this area. We aim to provide a safe, non threatening environment for 50 children and 20 adults with severe disabilities on a daily basis and make use of individual programs to ensure that each child/adult reaches his/her optimal point of functionality. The program includes breakfast, self care, story and music time, work time (gross and fine motor skills), free play and lunch time. The children/adults are picked up in the morning and dropped off in the afternoon by bus and school time stretches from 07:00 am to 15:00 pm.
We also have stimulation programs in place that are intergrated into their daily programs and children/adults are assisted by an Occupational Therapist as well as a Physiotherapist (on appointment).