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SANDCO
Adult Services |
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Ancillary Services-These services include
communication, occupational therapy, and health services. |
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Adult
Activities-Therapeutic activities are provided to
individuals with severe and profound
disabilities and
multiple handicapping conditions. The program emphasizes
motor development, social skills, self-care skills, eye-hand
coordination, and communication. A secondary focus is the
development of work skills and work habits. |
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Employment-Vocational training and work
experience are provided to individuals in a production
environment. |
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Supported
Employment-Experiences
are provided in the community, including: mobile work crews,
work enclaves, and supported community employment. Services
include job development, job coaching and ongoing follow-up
assistance. |
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Life
Enrichment-Leisure
activities are provided for individuals who are 55 or older.
Many seniors have retired from vocational training
employment. Seniors are encouraged to choose from a variety
of activities such as cooking, gardening, exercise and
dancing. Seniors frequently participate in activities at
community-based senior centers. |
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Recreation-A broad array of recreational
and athletic activities are provided. They include
dances, including dinner
dances, bowling, basketball, softball, track, swimming, and
day trips such as Put N Bay and Cedar Point. |
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Special Olympics-Sandusky County Special Olympics offers a variety of
competitive sports to participate in. Some of our most
popular are basketball, bowling, volleyball, swimming, and
softball! |
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Individual
Service Plans |
Under Ohio Law, every individual
is provided a yearly Individual Service Plan (ISP) to
address the following areas:
- Mobility
- Self-help
- Social/emotional skills
- Daily living skills
- Communication skills
- Human sexuality
- Functional academics
- Motor skills
- Vocational training
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The ISP contains long-term
goals. From these goals, staff members, in their areas of
expertise, develop short-term goals. The ISP is a team
process. It gives parents/guardians, staff and individuals
an opportunity to work together in developing the most
appropriate support plan.
Day Array
Options
Sandco provides a large
menu of adult day array options including:
- movies
- corn hole
- walking club
- Working on Wellness
(WOW)
- book club
- computer lab
- scrap booking
- cosmetology
- and much more.
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We’re always
welcome to new ideas and our desire is to create a
meaningful experience for each person receiving services
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SANDCO
Employee Advisory and Activity Council-(SEAAC) |
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The SEAAC Committee
is made up of Sandco employees and Management
from the Adult Services program. The purpose and
mission of this group is to collaboratively work
together, as a whole, in terms of communicating
wants and needs of the MR population, as well as
discussing concerns and being the voice for all
individuals. The SEAAC Committee functions in
many capacities here at Sandco Industries that
many people are probably not familiar with. The
following is a list of some of their
duties: |
- Plan
activities and events
- Bring in
guest speakers both internally and
externally
- Annual
selection of officers
- Meet on a
monthly basis
- Assist and
help with special events
- Provide a
calendar of events addressing each month
- Implement a
safety walk-through quarterly
- Rotate in
new members and representatives
- Protocol of
voting
- Involve the
workshop for special events during work and
open the floor for discussion during each
SEAAC meeting
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People First of Sandusky County |
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Sandusky County has
had a local chapter of People First since 2003.
The group, made up of approximately 60 adult
services enrollees, meets typically one time per
month. The group, which is open to any
interested adult enrollee, is a self-advocacy
group. Self-advocacy includes making choices
and decisions for yourself, suggesting changes,
creating new ideas, and looking for ways to
improve things for yourself and people with
disabilities as a whole. Some things People
First of Sandusky County have been involved in
is voting on activities to be held, nominating
representatives for certain events, and
representing our local chapter at Statewide
meetings. |
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Contact Information |
Mandy Camden, Adult
Services Manager
Sandco Industries
Office: 419-334-9090 ext.158
Fax: 419-332-9571
Email:
mcamden@sanmrdd.org |
