ACTIVE LIVING CENTRE Promoting Opportunities for Active Living and Healthy Lifestyles at Bloorview Macmillan Children’s Centre OACRS CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 2003, TORONTO ONTARIO
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREPromoting Opportunities for Active Living and Healthy Lifestyles
at Bloorview Macmillan Children’s CentreOACRS CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 2003, TORONTO ONTARIO
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREAT BLOORVIEW MACMILLAN
• Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre is dedicated to enabling children and youth with disabilities and special needs to achieve their personal best.
• In partnership with families and communities, we create innovative programs and services to enrich the independence and quality of life of children and families in Ontario and beyond.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREWELCOME
• The Active Living Centre is a multi-purpose space and resource centre.
• It showcases and provides information and resources about many recreation programs, products and services.
• The purpose is to increase participation in recreation activities at home, at school and in the community.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREBACKGROUND
• Started as a project called the Recreation Awareness Program in the late 1980’s
• Purpose: to provide recreation information for outpatients
• Developed a Recreation Resource Centre which eventually became the Active Living Centre
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREBIG SCREEN TV
• Videos come alive on a big screen TV!
• Easy to see• Engaging• Motivating
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRESENSORY CORNER
There are also “hands-on” opportunities to try equipment and products such as sensory items.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRESNOEZELEN OUTREACH
• Lorraine Thomas, Snoezelen Outreach Co-ordinator, is available to provide information and resources about Snoezelen and sensory environments
• Lorraine developed our unique Snoezelen Pool -the first in North America!
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRECOMFORT
• Inviting drop-in environment
• Comfortable seating
• Lighting can be changed depending on use.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREMUSIC TECHNOLOGY
• Here are Evelyn Greenidge, Music Therapist and Roger Knox, “Music Doctor” and Researcher, showing the “MidiMate” - music technology that uses jelly-bean switches for easier keyboarding.
• They provide Adapted Music Services, together with Ceilidh Eaton who provides music lessons using a Virtual Musical Instrument.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRECOMMUNITY
Bulletin board displays and resource materials help promote community groups and organizations such as the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRERECREATION AWARENESS PROGRAM
• Leisure Counselling• Community
Networking • Community
Development• Research• Recreation
Information and Resources
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREABILITY ONLINE
• A monitored online community of friendship and support for children and youth with disabilities.
• Computer and printer are housed in a special rolling cabinet in the Active Living Centre.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREHAL 2000
• Here is Jerzy Antczak, Rehabilitation Engineer, talking into a flexible microphone using a voice recognition system called HAL 2000.
• It can turn on equipment such as a bubble tube through voice activation.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRESTUDENTS
Students like Jerome and Andrea help out with bulletin boards, research projects, displays and assisting with families and programs.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTREC.H.A.P.
• This is Tatjana Smrekar of C.H.A.P., Community Helpers for Active Participation - part of respiteservices.com
• This service helps families find 1:1 workers for support and helps match workers to families.
ACTIVE LIVING CENTRERECREATION EQUIPMENT LOAN
• Adapted Recreation Equipment Assessments
• Adapted Recreation Equipment Rental for up to 3 weeks
• Free of Charge• Assistance with
modifications• Wish List!