Service Name: DISABILITY-AWARENESS WORKSHOP - A TOUCH OF UNDERSTANDING, INC.
Organization Name: A TOUCH OF UNDERSTANDING, INC.
Location
Location Name: A TOUCH OF UNDERSTANDING
- Accessibility: Fully accessible to individuals using mobility aids. Designated, accessible parking spaces.
- Physical Address: 5280 Stirling Street, Suite 102, Granite Bay, CA, 95746
- Mailing Address: 5280 Stirling Street, Suite 102, Granite Bay, CA, 95746
- Description: Educates students (Elementary-High School Students) to understand the challenges associated with disabilities and to accept and respect all individuals. Provide hands-on activities to address isolation and bullying of disabled individuals.Speaker PortionAn hour-and-a-half is spent with speakers with disabilities who describe their lives and how they achieve their goals. Students are encouraged to interact with these volunteers.Activity PortionSecond hour-and-a-half is activity-based. Students visit stations where they use a wheelchair and a white cane, write their names in Braille, handle braces and artificial limbs, and experience the sensations of having a learning disability and autism.
- Website: http://touchofunderstanding.org/programs-resources/in-school-workshops/
- Email: programcoordinator@touchofunderstanding.org
- Phone(s): (916) 791-4146
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am - 5 pm (Hours may vary due to workshops - call ahead to confirm)
- Eligibility: Open to everyone.
- Requirements: No documents required.
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Areas Served:
- Solano United States
- El Dorado United States
- Sacramento United States
- Marin United States
- Yolo United States
- Placer United States
- Nevada United States
- Calaveras United States
- San Francisco United States
- Yuba United States
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