APIC

Personalized citizen support for community integration

 

Facilitating the social participation of seniors with disabilities to maintain an active and enriching life in society constitutes a crucial objective.

 

 
However, a significant number of seniors find themselves restricted in their social participation due to various obstacles such as lack of time or knowledge about available resources, problems of health as well as limitations in mobility, transportation or resources financial. In order to reduce these obstacles, studies have been carried out to evaluate the beneficial effects of interventions to promote participation social, in particular on a program ofPersonalized citizen support community integration (APIC) having so far joined more of 200 seniors with disabilities.
 APIC allowed me to regain the ability to make other contacts... organize myself contacts... organize myself. It's all in me, it's me who decides... regain confidence in myself and I see results... I manage to see and talk to people, get news, be happy to be part of a group, get news of the society. It made me want to live.
APIC is a tailor-made program aimed at helping seniors identify and participate in social activities that are important to them. Each senior is assisted by a trained and supervised volunteer guide during meetings lasting approximately 3 hours every week. These activities are varied and chosen according to the interests and resources of each senior.
Studies have shown that APIC can improve the social participation and well-being of seniors, by strengthening their mobility, their interests as well as the frequency of carrying out their social and leisure activities, as well as their self-esteem. self and their motivation to remain active in their community.
This personalized program provides an innovative and promising way to promote the social participation of seniors with disabilities by offering them support adapted to their needs and interests.