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I recently visited IRID, link to photos with cutlines: https:\/\/pbase.com\/tracyk\/2024_02_14_visit_to_irid<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are currently 32 residents, asked to accept more, but don\u2019t have the capacity\/capability, lack of staff.There are 70 children enrolled in the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applying to be licensed to accept babies, if approved will receive funding to hire staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also applying to the Ministry of Education for approval for 5 trades training programs: electricity, carpentry, water management, baking and dressmaking – two shifts a day AM & PM, if approved they will receive full funding for the program. The classes will be for both high functioning residents and for non- residents who will come in for the training. The first floor of the new residence building will hold two training rooms and in the middle is a two-story chapel, which divides the upstairs into two resident areas: male and female. Currently,working on finishing rooms and bathrooms for older residents and the trades training rooms. The chapel outside is finished – see photo, but the inside still needs completion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Animals – still have rabbits, sheep, alpaca and horse and 5 guard geese, costly to keep larger animals so are planting a huge field with alfalfa for feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They didn’t receive the expected Christmas donations – usually enough in-kind and monetary donations to provide non-perishable food for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A translation of the poster about services offered and handicaps residents have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Services: early intervention, sensory stimulation, psychomotor stimulation, speech therapy, behaviour training, physical therapy, daily life activities, classes (support) for families whose children attend the school and psychologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handicaps: intellectual, autism, motor, deaf\/mute, blind and multi-handicapped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I recently visited IRID, link to photos with cutlines: https:\/\/pbase.com\/tracyk\/2024_02_14_visit_to_irid There are currently 32 residents, asked to accept more, but don\u2019t have the capacity\/capability, lack of staff.There are 70 children enrolled in the school. Applying to be licensed to accept … Continue reading