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The Ministry of Social Policy, Women and Immigration provides 240,000 euros this year to finance the construction of sheltered housing the Centre for the Promotion of Personal Autonomy (CEPAP), according to the agreement signed today by the head of independent department, Joaquín Bascuñana, and president of the Down Syndrome Foundation of the Region of Murcia (Fundown), Peter Otto.
The Center, whose director placed the first stone Bascuñana on 13 June, will be situated at the hamlet Luis Vives Cabezo de Torres Murcia, an area of 6873 m2.
Works are expected to finish in the spring of 2009.
The Centre's budget amounts to 3,255,486 euros, of which the Ministry will provide 2,346,000, equivalent to 67 percent in five annual installments.
For its part, Fundown contribute 1,155,485 euros, of which 300,000 correspond to the current year.
In 2006, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs contributed € 6,000 and in 2007 the autonomous region, 246,000.
In addition, Fundown agrees to make available to the Ministry 50 per cent capacity of the Centre can arrange for people with intellectual disabilities, as well as maintaining the property for 30 years for social purposes.
As for CEPAP, is aimed at people with and without intellectual capacity as training resource for independent living through fixed-term stays in homes.
Arises as a precursor to autonomy, for users who have skills and motivation.
Protected ranges from options to independent living.
It therefore aims to promote the personal autonomy of participants to be able to live without the use of homes as an alternative to the classical models for people with disabilities.
It also tries to promote the fullest possible social integration of people with Down syndrome and other mental disabilities through the creation of a multipurpose building, whose services included the training process for life, from shared housing to reach an area of modules for the Training Program and Practices for Independent Living.
Specifically, it will provide the necessary infrastructure for training in autonomy of 50 mentally handicapped youth-oriented independent living.
This will be the initial step for those who are unwilling or unable to leave the family home and that they can attend for a few hours to improve their training in autonomy, which should mean a breakthrough for future independence.
Respect to shared housing, set in what is called 'School of Life', is the coexistence of 36 young people, with or without disabilities, 12-apartment housing for three people each, located in two separate buildings .
Modules are similar to student housing, equal, from a normalizing of difference, based on normal patterns of autonomy and independence from any adult.
The multipurpose facility will include services such as workshops, library, cafeteria and office psychology and pedagogy.
Source: CARM
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