Safety for Independent Living

Safety for Independent Living was created to help youth and adults with developmental disabilities feel safe in all their usual places: home, work, school, online and in the community

Safety for Independent Living

Safety for Independent Living was created to help youth and adults with developmental disabilities feel safe in all their usual places: home, work, school, online and in the community. Through games, digital media, video and colorful graphics, this comprehensive 8-10 hour safety program empowers people with tools to make confident choices and live a safe life.

The Safety for Independent Living course aims to equip developmental youth and adults with life skills to make confident choices, to prevent potentially dangerous situations and to live a safe life. Safety for Independent Living is a comprehensive, in-class, 8-hour safety program that covers:

• People Safety
• Online Safety
• Road Safety
• Fire Safety
• Injury Prevention
• Basic First Aid

Participants each receive a full colour manual and wallet card of completion.

Topics will also include:
• Safe activities
• Preventing accidents
• Healthy and safe living
• Online safety
• Travel safety
• Bike safety
• Road safety
• Prevent, detect, escape
• Making a fire escape plan
• Emergency call
• Basic first aids
• Important contact information
• People in your life
• Personal safety rules
• No! Go! Yell! Tell!
• Safer strangers
• Tricky people
• Bullying and peers

Duration: 1 Day Program – Timings can be adjusted to accommodate participants preference

Cost: $75.00 (HST included, service fees extra)

Suitable for: Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

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