Today we had vocational visits in Gera. Tina and Melanie went to Lebenshilfe, which means living help or help for living. It is a company that provides education and vocational opportunities for people who have mental and/or physical disabilities. They have a 12-year school where they teach them acedemics and skills that encourage and empower the students for real life. The students attend during the day and go home around 4:00 p.m. The adult housing program, Wohnhaus Lebenshilfe, is a residence for disabled people who are 21 or older. Most of the residents work during the day at integrated workplaces where those with disabilities work alongside those without disabilities. We walked through the Lebenshilfe Werkstätten (workshop) to see how they produced light fixtures from start to finish.
Here's a picture of Tina and Melanie in front of the Lebenshilfe School.
Guten tag!
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