Introduction
We are a group of people with severe physical impairment who share the spirit of “Mutual-help and Self-help”. We support the integration of members back to the community so that they can live in the community with happiness and confidence.
History
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Establishment of Volunteer Team of Direction Association
Registered as a Non-Government Organization
Re-named as <Direction Association for the Handicapped>
Started organizing <Life Education workshops>
Successfully acquired <Care and attention allowance> under CSSA
Moved to current address at Tiu Keng Leng
Set up of Social Enterprise
Successfully acquired <District Support Centre for Persons with
Disabilities>
<Direction Association> Book Published
Hong Kong’s First <Sai Kung Outdoors Attraction Barriers-Free
Parade> published
Successfully lobbied the public transport concessionary fare of
$2 for persons with disabilities
Performed <Romance isn’t Easy>, first play directed, screen written
and performed by persons with severe physical disabilities
Social enterprise started new services, organizing <Adversity
Quotient Workshop>
Acclaimed Return of <Romance isn’t Easy>
Successfully lobbied the implementation of <Integrated Support
Service for Persons with Severe Physical Disabilities>
Set up <Goosebumps>, Hong Kong’s first tetraplegic iPad band
Held < Sorrow, Anger, Happiness and Joy Life Sharing Music
Concert>, first concert in Hong Kong performed by persons with
severe physical disabilities
Set up the first wheelchair emergency rescue team in Hong Kong
Social enterprise went beyond Hong Kong; held workshops in
Taiwan and Shanghai
Held <Life in Rainbow Music Sharing> with Macau Caritas
Successfully lobbied the <Pilot Scheme on Living Allowance for
Low-income Carers of Persons with Disabilities> of Community
Care Fund
Received subsidy from < Kadoorie Charitable Foundation >, started
life speaker training course
Received subsidy from <CLP Group >, organized U CAN event
Pushed out new logo and website, new refurbishment of centre
Social enterprise won the HKMA <Award for Excellence in Training
and Development>
Held Hong Kong’s first wheelchair parade <Fun in Wheel Carnival >
Goals
- Build peer support platform where members can share information and experience, practice mutual-help spirit and aid them to rejoin the community
- Reflect the needs of the members, mobilize them to participate in community affairs and strive for social status and rights
- Cultivate mutual understanding between the main stream and minorities and promote social integration through public education
Case Support
- Visit members regularly and encourage them through experience sharing
- Provide advice and information on issues about housing, caregiver and social resources
- Build platform for carers to share their ups and downs
- Connect members living in the same district and strengthen their bonding through district support network
Rehabilitation Resources
- Provide regular wheelchair repairing service, emergency rescue and referral service
- Provide rehabilitation equipments lending service
- Share rehab and health information through seminars, websites and Facebook
Public Education
- Provide life education programs and experiential workshops in schools and the community
- Inspire the public to build a positive life attitude through the sharing of our members’ stories
- Enhance public understanding on persons with disabilities and create an inclusive society
- Members can learn new skills and exchange ideas through leisure activities and interest groups
Policy Advocacy
- Raise awareness of the members on their own needs and encourage them to engage in community affairs
- Participate in meetings of various government departments to give advice on policy setting
- Work with other rehab organizations to form alliances
Social Enterprise
- Provide sustainable employment for persons with disabilities and develop their potential
- Produce and design trophies
- Provide Adversity Quotient Training for government organizations and corporations. Through the inspiring stories of our speakers, corporate employees not only learn how to overcome adversities in the workplace but also play an important role in creating a barrier-free working environment
- Website : https://www.4limbse.org