DOKKICA

LOCAL ACTIVITIY WITH DOKKICA

Date: 29.11.2023.

We held our second activity in which the goal was to start a discourse on the difficulties faced by young people with disabilities, where we had the opportunity to introduce to young people from Dokkica with mental disabilities and for them to experience a part of their everyday life through an experiential workshop.

The second workshop aimed to introduce us to the world of blind and partially sighted people. In the first part of the workshop, we again touched on etiquette in conversation and behavior with people with disabilities, but this time with an emphasis on blind and partially sighted people.

During first part of activity we presented our project but then part of the participants ahd to leave because they had last bus leaving and we implemented second part of the activitiy with only part of participants.

During that part we tried to become aware of how well we communicate through the 15-minute task "Experience the environment" where we experienced not only through the descriptions of the person leading, but also through touch, smell and texture.

All participants said during the evaluation that the task was extremely challenging, however, the insights they gained through this personal experience are commendable and will enable them to behave more appropriately in situations that require more adapted behavior and reactions.

Considering the expressed interest, we also started with the introduction to the senses, which will continue in the following workshops, and we tried to raise awareness of the sense of smell, which also develops significantly in the absence of other senses.

In the end we had evaluation with participants and handed all of the participants stickers which they liked a lot.