Aerian view of Monteclair51, rue du Vallon 49000 ANGERS (France)
Interventions areas
- Children from 0 to 20- Adults in training and employment - Elderly people to maintain
independancy and quality of life- A low vision centre for rehabilitation
1 - For children
Monteclair has an agreement from the state (social affairs) to work in support of VI children and teenagers in 3 ways :
- section for children with special needs (especially school) and in boarding school (6-20) – 45 children
- Service for support children in mainstream (6-20) – 45 children
- service for early intervention (0-6) – 10 children
Interventions- Specialised teachers to support
children in school- Social workers in boarding school- Reeducators as ADL workers, O&M
instructors, Orthoptists- Psychologist- Specialised trainings on IT- Adapted documentation in Braille and
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ADL – O&M
Boarding school
Open from Monday to Friday, boarding school is divided in 2 buildings :- one for children from 6 to 16- one for teenagers from 16 to 20.
2 - For Adults
Support of VI Adults in mainstream for :- Adapting the workplace to maintain or
to get a job
For adults…
- Facilitating a vocational training- Improving the abilities to get a job- Making awareness to employers and
companies
3 - For elderly people
- Intervention at home or in the life place of the person
- To maintain his/her life frame, autonomy and quality of life
For elderly people…
- Intervention of ADL and O&M instructors to adapt the environment
4 -Low vision centre
- Created in 2003 and funded by Health insurance system
- For VI people above 20
- Evaluation & Rehabilitation centre (day centre)
Located in Angers…
Ophtalmologist for medical support
Orthoptists for visual rehabilitation
Opticians for optical aids
ADL instructors
O & M instructors
And more…
- Psychologist (individual support or/and speech group)
- Social workers (support in social life)
5- And more services…
- Information and advisor centre for technical aids
- Training centre to get aware public in general about Visual and hearing impairement and their consequences
- Accessibility within buildings & ICT for VI & HI people