{"id":533,"date":"2023-06-27T09:08:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:49:03","slug":"apic-accueil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-accueil\/","title":{"rendered":"APIC \u2013 Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"533\" class=\"elementor elementor-533\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53893d8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53893d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2afc8c\" data-id=\"a2afc8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99a8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f99a8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-max_mega_menu_1\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><span aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" role=\"button\" class='mega-toggle-label'><span class='mega-toggle-label-closed'>APIC MENU<\/span><span class='mega-toggle-label-open'>APIC MENU<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-max_mega_menu_1\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"fade_up\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"disabled\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"0\" data-mobile-force-width=\"false\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"768\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-817\" id=\"mega-menu-item-817\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-accueil\/\">APIC<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-833\" id=\"mega-menu-item-833\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-presentation\/\">Program presentation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-841\" id=\"mega-menu-item-841\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-temoignages-profils\/\">Testimonials<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-855\" id=\"mega-menu-item-855\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-participation-social\/\">Ideas for participating socially<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-857\" id=\"mega-menu-item-857\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-publication\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-860\" id=\"mega-menu-item-860\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-organisme\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\" class=\"fas fa-map-marked-alt\"><\/span> Organizations offering APIC<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-1529\" id=\"mega-menu-item-1529\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/intranet\/\">Intranet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-862\" id=\"mega-menu-item-862\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/apic-nous-contacter\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e21ce04 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e21ce04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a6056e\" data-id=\"49a6056e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3ea7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a3ea7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">APIC<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ecfd250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ecfd250\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7babe48d\" data-id=\"7babe48d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2910d772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2910d772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personalized citizen support for community integration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce63d31 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce63d31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c6461\" data-id=\"d5c6461\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72c41c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72c41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000080;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><h1><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000080;\"><strong>Facilitating the social participation of seniors with disabilities to maintain an active and enriching life in society constitutes a crucial objective.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4967f21\" data-id=\"4967f21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3192331 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3192331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apic-accueil-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1766\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apic-accueil-1.png 463w, https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apic-accueil-1-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/apic-accueil-1-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44029c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44029c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eeaa1f\" data-id=\"2eeaa1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed6118 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed6118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #1f497d;\">Social participation<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"FR\" style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">refers to a person&#039;s involvement in activities that provide them with interactions with others, in the community or in meaningful environments, in an evolving manner, according to what is desired, possible and meaningful for them.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">Facilitating the social participation of older adults with disabilities to maintain an active and fulfilling life in society is a crucial objective. However, a significant number of older adults find themselves restricted in their social participation due to various obstacles such as lack of time or knowledge about available resources, health problems as well as limitations in mobility, transportation or financial resources. In order to reduce these obstacles, studies have been conducted to evaluate the beneficial effects of interventions to promote social participation, including a program\u00a0<span style=\"color: #17365d;\">of<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Personalized community integration support (APIC)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>having so far reached more than 200 older people with disabilities.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f4a64c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f4a64c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e26b20e\" data-id=\"e26b20e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d8dc3\" data-id=\"34d8dc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dae98f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dae98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><i>APIC allowed me to regain the ability to make other contacts... to organize myself. It&#039;s all within me, it&#039;s me who decides... to regain my self-confidence and I see results... I can see and talk to people, get news, be happy to be part of a group, get news from society. It gave me the will to live.<\/i><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e207a18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e207a18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a8f648\" data-id=\"2a8f648\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b29c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b29c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16pt;\">APIC is a <\/span><b style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #17365d; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191;\">tailor-made program<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16pt;\"> 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.<\/span><\/h5><h5 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><h5 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: #17365d; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\">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. <\/span><\/b><\/h5><h5 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><h5 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;\">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.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f16b2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f16b2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0900397\" data-id=\"0900397\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d008fb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d008fb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-846f420\" data-id=\"846f420\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5968038\" data-id=\"5968038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APIC Accompagnement-citoyen personnalis\u00e9 d&#8217;int\u00e9gration communautaire \u00a0 Faciliter la participation sociale des personnes a\u00een\u00e9es avec des incapacit\u00e9s pour maintenir une vie active et enrichissante dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 constitue un objectif crucial. \u00a0 La participation sociale\u00a0r\u00e9f\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u2019implication d\u2019une personne dans des activit\u00e9s qui lui procurent des interactions avec les autres, dans la communaut\u00e9 ou dans des [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":230,"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463,"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlevasseur.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}