Instructor: Daykin
Written Communications
Christine Bowser
Compare and Contrast Essay
10/30/13
A mission for most working community centers is to help people with disabilities live,socialize and work in the community. It is believed that a persons disability should not overshadow a persons many capabilities and talents. Every center provides a wide array of services to help each person become as successful as possible.
When a person participates in Day Services, they will select from a range of group activities. Groups can help a person meet their goals. An individual has the opportunity to learn skills that may help them live more independently. They can take a cooking class that will teach them how to shop, prepare, and use the stove. Other types of activities like art, music, exercise, can help them learn to socialize and improve overall health.
When an individual works in Production, they will work with a job coach to help learn; assembly type work, sorting, collating, and packaging. Receiving support from a job coach will help a person prepare to work in a community setting. Participants have the opportunity to earn wages that give them a sense of accomplishment and pride. Working in production provides learning the importance of good attendance and punctuality.
Both Services in a working community center provide some of the same functions. Each program is set up on the same type of schedule each day. They are carried out by employees that are trained to work with people that have a large array of disabilities. They provide the opportunity to improve the quality of life through teamwork.
I do the comparative in the last paragraph it may have been more clear if you compared them step by step.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a very good program for the participants to be involved in. It is also a good comparison as to why they provide all these programs for the disabled. I like the fact that they provide a program where they can get paid for thier work.
ReplyDeleteI like this, because I use to work with a group of people from riverfront that came to UWL to work in the dishroom. I understand an importance for this population to have a feeling of self reliance. Thanks for this essay!
ReplyDeleteYou've done such a nice job so far, highlighting the needs of your clients as well as what benefits them. I'm wondering how you feel about funding and policy changes that would increase or decrease support for these much needed programs. I don't ask that you write about it, but it might be something to pursue for your persuasive essay.
ReplyDeleteYou must have read my mind because that is exactly what my persuasive essay is going to be all about :)
DeleteYour job seems really fun! I like how your compare and contrast wasn't about which one was better than the other, you just stated facts about both.
ReplyDeleteDay services sound fun! This blog was short and to the point and did a great job comparing the two. There are a couple grammar errors but otherwise awesome job like always !
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job of comparing the two topics here. It sounds like both are a very important part of the job. Good job
ReplyDeleteA short but interesting read. Well done explaining day services and working in production, and ending it with some similarities. Great job.
ReplyDeletei enjoyed the perspective. i never put much thought into ableism until i read this essay and actually we will be using this as a topic in my diversity class. thank you
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