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Facilities
About the facilities
The Abilities Centre is designed to provide physical rehabilitation, recreational, social and educational activities, services and programs to a comprehensive range of people of all ages. The inclusiveness of these "deliverables" will be made possible due largely to the "universal" design of the building and its facilities. For instance, training tracks will possess perimeter support rails, pools will offer easy wheelchair access, and resource areas will possess unique features to address both sight and other sensory-related impairments. Specific equipment designed to meet the strength and fitness requirements of people with disabilities will also be available. Imagine a health club that is specially designed to be completely accessible for people with disabilities and other members of the community.
This unique building will also provide meeting and conference room facilities in addition to a performing arts area - all with universal requirements in mind. These facilities will not only serve the needs of those with disabilities but they will also be a source of continuing education and training for various heath care professionals who serve this growing constituency of our population.
Other programs that focus on music, art and drama will also be available as they offer phenomenal benefits from therapeutic, recreation and social perspectives. Furthermore, the facility will offer "life skills" training, which is especially important for youth and young adults with developmental disabilities as it addresses the concerns that soon-to-be elderly parents have with children who need daily supervised care. Being able to offer these skills and a sense of having a "second home" provides great comfort to all who may in the future find their important responsibilities exceeding their own capabilities.
Who will use this facility?
The Abilities Centre will meet the growing needs of an incomparable range Canadians of all ages who possess some kind of disability. For example, the facility has already garnered participation agreements with organizations involved in various physical rehabilitation, recreational sports, and others who require specialized health-care related requirements.
People (and their families) with disabilities or other health-care related requirements, will use the facility as a focal point of information and support received from highly trained personnel who will be located and trained on the premises. This capability underscores the Abilities Centre's primary goal of becoming a global "centre of excellence" for both knowledge and insight into programming and services for people who have disabilities and other health-care related requirements.
By creating a facility that is specifically designed to provide a dynamic and comprehensive range of services to an unparalleled number of people with disabilities and specialized health-care related requirements, the Abilities Centre will become a world-class centre of excellence for adaptive and inclusive living.