hughes@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Marshall E. Hughes) (12/01/90)
Index Number: 12060 Season's Greetings fellow Netlanders, from sunny Hobart, Tasmania; (only 21 shopping days to go!) My name is Marshall Hughes and I work at the University of Tasmania. I am also a member of the board of the Beni-Abbes Community here in Hobart. Beni-Abbes Community Inc. is a member of L'Arche international and operates two Houses here for Abled and Intellectually Disabled people to share accommodation. The Government here regards the Community as providing an Accommodation Service, but one of the difficulties facing us is that people who wish to avail themselves of accommodation options with us need to have daytime occupation. Since many of the people requiring accommodation do not havework or any sort of day placement, we are considering initiating a work project. We may be able to obtain some Government finance to do this, but we are very much in the research phase at the moment and I would like to ask if anyone out there has had any experiences in setting up such a project. We are looking at serving a group of Abled and moderately Intellectually Disabled People, some of whom will probably require supported employment for a time with eventual passage to open employment. If you have any comments I would appreciate your E-Mailing them to me ( I will summarize back to the net if that is thought to be appropriate) or post them here if you think that there is a wider interested audience; I would also like to hear from any other L'Arche members that read this (past or present), drop me a note at the address below, our community would love to hear from you. Peace and Joy, Marshall Hughes E-Mail hughes@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au or taschem@primeb.cc.utas.edu.au (AARNet) S-Mail c/o Department of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252C Hobart Tasmania 7001. Tel (6102) 202177 Fax (6102) 234074 [International] or use (002) prefix in Aus.