COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Promoting employment for People with

Intellectual Disabilities

Partners:

Kenora Rotary Club

and

KENORA ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING (KACL)

 

KACL:The Kenora Association for Community Living ensures that all people with special needs have the opportunity to live a meaningful and satisfying lifestyle and interact as an equal in the community by providing continuing opportunities for personal growth through education, training, support and an informed public.

 

 

The dreams parents have for their sons and daughters with Intellectual Disabilities are no less than the dreams they and other parents share for their children without disabilities,to: have every opportunity for a career, make a contribution, earn an income and be valuable as community members. People with Intellectual Disabilities share the aspirations of their families and want the opportunity to demonstrate their potential. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Ontarians with Intellectual Disabilities are unemployed or underemployed.

 

For people without disabilities,a good job helps to give purpose to life and affirms a valued place in society. Imagine if, as a result of a disability through no fault of your own, you were relegated to a life on the sidelines. Rotary and KACL are committed to working in partnership with the business and broader community to create meaningful employment opportunities for people with Intellectual Disabilities-to create the kind of possibilities that contribute to the fullness of community life. Inclusion in community life today creates better communities for everyone tomorrow.

 

 

We will work in partnership to:

 

Create real jobsRotary Clubs and members will work in partnership with KACL to develop jobs for people with Intellectual Disabilities within the business community. Together we will explore the possibility of creating genuine and meaningful employment opportunities. KACL will link employers to potential employees with Intellectual Disabilities. KACL will also provide the resources, expertise and on-the-job supports to ensure a successful outcome. Through the Partnership employers and employees will learn how to sustain and facilitate the successful inclusion of people with Intellectual Disabilities in the workforce. Each Rotary Club partner will set its own commitment as to how many people with Intellectual Disabilities they would hope to see employed during the course of the Partnership. Individual Rotary members may also consider the possibility of creating an employment opportunity for a person with an intellectual disability. Through this initiative there is the potential for Rotary Clubs and members to directly and personally make powerful and wonderful differences in the life of a person with an intellectual disability.