Burst
Written by: Peng Kaixin and Huang Weimin
2020-09-15 07:32
Last update date: 2020-09-15 07:32
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has not stopped since the beginning of the year. Most of Hong Kong’s day centres, sheltered workshops and other services have been suspended, which immediately disrupted the pace of life of families with children with intellectual disabilities. Many students still insist on returning to sheltered workshops every day and they can only sit outside the door. , Parents denounced that the government’s policies are rigid, making the mentally handicapped who need support lose their sense of security. "It's not humane. The policy should be flexible and not one size fits all."
Community services are suspended during the epidemic. Parents and children with intellectual disabilities are at home like "sleepy beasts." Caregivers may have emotional problems and need support. Legislative Council member Zhang Chaoxiong suggested that social workers in the center can communicate with students daily through video and make them The original life style can be maintained to a limited extent; in the process of communication, families with emergency services are sorted out at the same time, and timely support is provided to them.
Ayi (pseudonym) is a housewife. Her son with Down syndrome entered boarding school at the age of 6 and left school after graduation last year. She finally arranged for her son to go to the sheltered workshop, but was suspended due to the epidemic.
(Photo by Huang Weimin)
Ayi (pseudonym) is a housewife. Her son with Down syndrome entered boarding school at the age of 6 and left school at the age of 20 last year.
Like other parents, Ah Yi began to wait for the adult dormitory when her son turned 15 years old. "If I have a seat, I have no choice at all. It is like a fisherman throwing a net. It has become a hesitant mentality," said A Yi. His son has lived in the accommodation for more than 10 years, and he has already had a fixed life pattern. Therefore, after leaving school, he still insists on returning to the dormitory every day.
It takes 10 years to wait in the adult dormitory. Ayi has been mentally prepared and arranged for her son. This year, she arranged for her son to go to the sheltered workshop. "I am very happy because Azai has adapted well."
The sheltered workshop is suspended
Unexpectedly, in less than a month, the sheltered workshop had to be shut down due to the epidemic, which disrupted his life style again. "He has to go back to the workshop every time. I stayed with him at the end and went to the sheltered factory with a staff member. But you can't go in." She revealed that apart from her son, there were other students who returned every day when the workshop was closed, and sat on the ground outside the door and refused to leave.
Ayi said that her son is more stubborn and doesn’t understand why he can’t go to the sheltered workshop, so he loses his temper. “I will have grievances. My son and I went back to the sheltered workshop a few times and went to the glass door at the entrance of the workshop. Thousands of feet, you are my son, or a student sitting at the door, can’t you just let them in and go in a circle?” Ayi thinks, even if you just let them go in for a circle and sit for 10 minutes, it can be relieved. Ease the emotions, "I think it's so rough, helpless, and humane. There are policies that need to be flexible and not one size fits all." She suggested that if there is a new wave of epidemics, the government may consider taking disinfection measures. Let the trainees of the sheltered workshop go back in turn, 10 per day, so that trainees and their parents have breathing space.
Go to the glass door at the entrance of the sheltered workshop, and look into the hollow, thousands of feet. You can't help yourself, or a student sitting at the door of the lift.
I think it's so bumpy, helpless, and humane. There are some policies that need to be flexible, and there is no one size fits all.
Ayi
Ah Yi arranged for her son to go to the sheltered workshop this year. "I am very happy because Azai has adapted well." Unexpectedly, within a month, the sheltered workshop had to be closed due to the epidemic.
(Photo by Huang Weimin)
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Legislative Council Member Zhang Chaoxiong said that although there are services such as day centers, sheltered workshops, and district support centers, each service has a limited number of places and needs to wait in line. Moreover, some services only return to the center for a few hours a week, but they must be picked up by their parents. "A ride out of the street is not under control." The service resources are limited, and each quota is reviewed and evaluated. However, all services are stopped during the epidemic, and some parents are unable to deal with their children's emotions. "The center department has undergone professional evaluation and found that they have It is necessary, but the epidemic will stop services indefinitely, which is a contradiction.” Mentally handicapped people have their own fixed life patterns. They cannot understand why the service should be suspended. This will cause their emotions to regress or even worsen, and parents simply cannot handle it.
The epidemic may not disappear completely in the short term. Zhang Chaoxiong suggested that the center can communicate with the trainees daily through video, so that they can maintain their original life style to a limited extent; in the process of communication, they also sort out families with emergency services. Where feasible, the trainees should be returned to the center in rotation and with adequate epidemic prevention measures.
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