Training of family members and guardians for inclusion of ageing adults with disabilities

"<< Background >>The implementation of the project stems from an analysis of the complex situation of ageing adults with intellectual disabilities both globally and in the countries of the project consortium. . as indicated in reports by WHO, IASSID, and Inclusion International, ageing adults are at risk of social marginalisation, neglect, inadequate housing, limited access to health care, and low socio-economic status. Social attitudes towards ageing adults are also unfavourable, and solutions in the context of family and legal carer support are not at a satisfactory level. Barriers also include prejudice, disorganisation in services for ageing people, lack of legal solutions and professionals. Our project responds to the issues identified above, as well as the demographic trend associated with global ageing. The aim was to better prepare families and legal carers of ageing people with disabilities so that the ageing processes experienced are safe and inclusive. The project produced a range of educational materials for the identified target group, a guidebook, a toolkit on inclusive working methods, instructional videos, an online resource database and a report with recommendations on social policy for older people. << Objectives >>The aim of ""Training of family members and guardians for the inclusion of ageing adults with disabilities"" was to develop informal educational materials to support ageing and social inclusion of ageing adults with disabilities. Recognizing the increasing population of elderly in EU and the complex challenges faced by those with intellectual disabilities, the project sought to address the inadequate care and social inclusion policies. << Implementation >>The main activities implemented in the project include:Production of the toolkit on how to train parents and legal guardians of ageing adults with disabilities (R1).Production of the parental education guidebook (R2).Production of the educational spot videos for families (R3).Production of the online learning HUB for family members of ageing adults with disabilities (R4).Production of the policy recommendation report (R5).Arrangement of pilot training activities with target groups (use produced project results in pilot training).Arrangement of the multiplier event ""Seminar: Active Ageing and Wellbeing for People with Disabilities"" in each partner country.Arrangement of the multiplier event ""Final Conference: Inclusion of ageing adults with disabilities"".Creation of the project web platform.Designing paper brochures of project results and other dissemination materials.Setting up an advisory board per country with experts.Monitoring all project activities.Managing the pre-defined work plan and the deadlines for all tasks.<< Results >>The outcomes of the project were: A toolkit on how to train parents and legal guardians of ageing adults with disabilities. A parental education guidebook. Educational spot videos for families. An online learning HUB for family members of ageing adults with disabilities. A policy recommendation report. A project website. Paper brochures. The consortium reached a total of 963 beneficiaries."