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Choose Full Life • You interview and choose the person who
will be your personal assistant.
• You are allotted set funds for costs
associated with your services.
• Your personal assistant receives a mileage
allowance, 401K benefits, and paid time off.
• Your services are truly person-centered.
• You receive the personal attention and sup-
port only a small agency can provide.
Services Free services to individuals with develop- mental disabilities: Personal Assistance/Habilitation Assistance and supported skill building with personal care, hygiene, community access, safety, recreation and social interaction in the home and community.
Employment Services Job and career exploration; skill development; career assessment; on the job support. West Hawai’i Learning Center A highly individualized curriculum that embraces each person’s ideas and choices in their learning goals. This is achieved through community experiences, life skills training, socialization and individual planning.
Full Life assists in the empowerment of people with
developmental disabilities enabling them to achieve and
enjoy a self-determined quality of life.
75-5995 Kuakini Highway, Suite 432
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 808-322-9333
120 Keawe St. Suite 202
Hilo, HI 96720 808-935-7699
www.fulllifehawaii.org [email protected]
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Huahana o Hilo
Prevocational Employment Program
Full Life provides services authorized by the State of Hawai’i Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Division:
Personal Assistance/Habilitation Adult Day Health Employment Services And more. Visit our website: www.fulllifehawaii.org
Scope and Sequence of Skills
Module One: Preparing for a Job Employment Assessment Personal Appearance and Grooming Prevocational Skill Building: Attention, Social, etc. Punctuality and Dependability Making Choices and Decisions Social Skills for the Workplace Module Two: Job Exploration Researching Community Jobs Creating a Career Plan Job Applications and Resumes Interviewing Preparing for Work Module Three: Skill Building and Job Coaching Technology for Untapped Talent (one or more of the following)
a. Computer Skills b.Computer Design Software c. Creating Design d.Printing Design (3D printer) e. Finishing: sanding, constructing, varnishing, making frames, etc.)
f. Packaging g.Maintenance
Competitive Employment a. Dressing for the job b.Work Etiquette c. Being part of a team
Microenterprises a. Creating a Business Plan b. Applying for loans and grants
Products made in Hawai’i, by people who live in Hawai’i using Hawaiian materials.
Full Life’s Huahana o Hilo training program prepares individuals for 21st century jobs by empowering them to make products that
people need.
HUAHANA o HILO places 21st century manufacturing and finishing capabilities within the reach of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Huahana o Hilo does this by providing access
to hand tools, conventional machines, computer numerically controlled machines (CNC), and computer aided design (CAD),
supported by trained Direct Support Workers and mentors.
Scope and Sequence of skills are individualized for each participant based on his or her current skills and interests. In Huahana o Hilo, skills are taught concurrently with classroom instruction on computers and production of products, based on individual assessments and interest surveys. Participants in Huahana o Hilo experience hands-‐on learning concurrently with individualized instruction based on formal assessments and informal observation. Huahana o Hilo is supervised by Mar Ortaleza and implemented by teachers specifically trained on cutting edge computer controlled machines, the scope and sequence of skills and Technology for Untapped talent. For more information: Mar Ortaleza Phone: (808) 935-‐7699 (808) 895-‐5353 Email: [email protected]
Huahana o Hilo Prevocational Employment Program