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The European project entitled Autonomy and Well-Ageing Reinforcement for the adult people with Down Syndrome – AWARDS was written and coordinated by Uluslararasi Down Sendromu Federasyonu based in Istanbul (Turkey) and involves Pixel in the transnational partnership. The project was funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnerships for Adult Education. The aim of the AWARDS European project is to improve the competences of families and professionals of the adults with Down Syndrome to gain their skills of autonomy and increase their life quality through innovative training methods in order to reinforce active and well-ageing of them.
Funding Programme
Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnerships for Adult Education
Theme
Inclusion and Diversity, Others
Target group
Adult Education, Vocational Education and Training
Project Reference
2020-1-TR01-KA204-094615
Date
01-09-2020 | 31-08-2022
Role of Pixel
Partner
Project Details
Project Title
Autonomy and Well-Ageing Reinforcement for the adult people with Down Syndrome
Context
In the early 20th century, children with DS rarely lived until the age of 9. Until recently, until 1983, the average life span of a person with DS was 25 years. Today due to the developments in treatment, the majority of the people with DS are expected to live until the age of 60. Some of them may live much longer. The first ageing signs appear in people with DS in their late thirties. In addition, little has been studied scientifically on issues about parenting the individuals with ageing DS. Because this is relatively a new phenomenon. This leads families of the people with DS and those who take care and educate them to face new situations in terms of their physical, social and psychological structures. The ageing process may also bring along unexpected troubles in which the families and caretakers of the individuals with DS do not feel themselves ready to experience. Experiential guidance resources and studies on how these groups can manage those new situations are not sufficient and qualified yet. It is important to be pro-active ( doing something already for the future) and learn about the issues to experience in the future in order to enjoy all the beauties of a longer life. The adults with DS, their families and professionals need the right information and education about the issues that the ageing process would bring so that they may get ready for a successful ageing process.
Objectives
The specific Objective of the AWARDS Project is to improve the competences of families and professionals of Adult with Down Syndrome to gain skills of autonomy and increase life quality through innovative training methods in order to reinforce activity and well-aging.
Target Group
The Target Group of the AWARDS Project:
Adults with Down Syndrome over 30 years of age, their families and the professional staff educating and caring for them.
Results
- Improving the competence of families and professionals with the adults with DS to gain their skills of autonomy in order to reinforce active and well-ageing of the adults with DS.
- Improving the competences of families and professionals of the adults with Down Syndrome to increase their life quality in order to reinforce active and well-ageing of the adults with DS.
The competences of the families and professionals of the adults with DS will be achieved in order to equip the adults with Down Syndrome with knowledge and skills in professional, technical, social or cultural fields, to bring them to life and to support them to become productive individuals. With the project products and results obtained within the scope of the project, the active and well-ageing will be reinforced by increasing the social inclusion of the adults with Down Syndrome.