Handicap Assistance

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Handicap Assistance
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The Problem

• There are not enough people who care about
  helping the mentally and physically handicap in
  Sarasota Florida, and surrounding cities.

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Challenges

• 1.Facilities catering to the handicap
• a)Enough assistance
• b)Enough activities
• 2.Constant low self-esteem
• a)Wanting to be normal
• b)Wanting to attend regular school
• 3.Financial support
• a)For both families and facilities

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Effects

• 1.Not being able to participate in activities
• a)getting jobs
• b)doing sports
• 2.Financial Stability
• a)medical bills
• b)Insurance problems
• 3.Limitations
• a)socially
• b)physically
• c)mentally

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According To...

• According to The manager of Project Rainbow,
  Susannah Cripe, and a volunteer and activities
  coordinator Kim Whisman. Not enough assistance is
  being provided around the community for the
  disabled. There is a lack of employees, and
  volunteers at these types of organizations. This
  is mainly because assisting handicap patients can
  be a emotional and physical roller coaster. We
  need to come together as a community, and all
  work together. It will make a difference in
  everyones lives. The ones being assisted, and
  the ones assisting.

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Interview

• According to Susannah Cripe manager of Project
  Rainbow at Easter Seals and Kim Whisman a
  volunteer and activities coordinator at Easter
  Seals both agree that many organizations face a
  shortage in employees and volunteers, and a lack
  of community support. Kim states that not many
  people are up to the job because they cant
  handle it emotionally, or physically.

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Conclusion

• All in all many people in the community are
  effected whether it is the patient who is
  suffering from the handicap or whether it is just
  somebody who takes care of them on a daily basis.
  Others helping others grow. Thats the key to a
  nurturing environment.

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Survey

• A student survey was conducted by Chelbe Whisman,
  with forty-two Riverview High School students, to
  determine the awareness among the students of
  someone with a physical handicap, and the
  organizations that cater to these types of
  individuals.

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Conclusion

• The following information will show you in order
  the most commonly known organizations to the
  least commonly known organization by the students
  surveyed.
• 1.Special Olympics
• 2.Shriners Hospital
• 3.Oakpark School
• 4.Special Wish Foundation
• 5.Easter Seals
• 6.Camp Florida Fish Tales
• As seen from the information above Special
  Olympics and Shriners Hospital were the most
  commonly known organizations. Both which are
  non-profit organizations.

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Solutions

• 1.Easter Seals
• a)Provides jobs
• b)Offers activities
• 2.Shriners Hospital
• a)Provides medical help
• b)Provides free assistance(under the age of 18)
• 3.Special Wish/Give Kids The World
• a)Provides dreams
• b)Offers free activities
• c)Provides friendship

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4 Step Program
H.A.N.D.I-Helper

• Step 1 Funding (Grants, land)
• Step 2 Recruiting employees and volunteers
  (Interview to see where they are qualified with
  the organization)
• Step 3 Recruiting Participants (Brochures at
  local doctors office, or grocery store)
• Step 4 Public Awareness video, and PowerPoint

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Effects and Causes

• Effects
• 1.Funding
• 2.Recruiting employees and volunteers
• 3.Recruiting participants
• 4.Public awareness video and PowerPoint

• Causes
• Lack of money being put towards such an
  organization
• 2. Not enough assistance in community
• 3.Lack of participants at organization
• 4.Lack of awareness of the community of existing
  organizations

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In conclusion...

• Being handicap is a day to day struggle that
  certain individuals have to live with. They
  individuals have to accept it, and so do their
  surroundings. Any individual who has suffered
  from a disability or who has lived with a loved
  one suffering such a condition can feel
  compassion for them. The people need to make a
  stand and remember the important things in life.
  Not the importance of materialistic. The
  importance is that we are all humans and there
  are going to be imperfections. We need to help
  each other not hurt. In the long run, that is
  what is going to be the most full-filling in life.