Community GO - "Equal Tour 180" Wheelchair Experience in Community 「平等號180」輪椅社區體驗
Supporting the below United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:支持以下聯合國可持續發展目標：支持以下联合国可持续发展目标：
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[This is an Experience under Community GO]
*This opportunity requires participants to be proficient in Cantonese.
If you want to understand the circumstances of persons with disabilities, nothing is better than putting yourself into their "shoes" - living with wheelchair. In "Equal Tour 180", participants will be led and guided by trainers from Hong Kong PHAB Association to use wheelchairs in completing various daily tasks in the community. Through "walking" into the community, participants will experience the importance of provision of barrier-free access facilities to wheelchair users, increase their understanding towards "carer" and "care receiver", and cultivate the right attitude on physically handicapped and able bodied (PHAB) integration.
要了解傷殘人士狀況，莫如親身飾演傷殘人士。透過180分鐘的社區體驗，由傷、健導師帶領參加者坐上輪椅走入社區，使用無障礙設施，了解設施對輪椅使用者的重要性。參加者會代入輪椅使用者的角色，於社區完成不同的日常生活任務。過程中，參加者有機會交替轉換身份，領略「照顧」與「被照顧」的不同心情，親身實踐「共融」。
Date: 19 Nov 2023 (Sun)
Time: 9:30am - 1pm
Gathering Time & Venue: 9:30am @Cheung Sha Wan MTR Station Exit A
Sign up by 8 Nov: https://connect.hkust.edu.hk/get-involved/opportunities/231119-equal-tour-180-wheelchair-experience-in-community
Remarks:
- Priority will be given to HKUST Connect registrants and participants of Community GO (Kick start your changemaking journey with HKUST Connect: https://connect.ust.hk/get-involved/register-with-hkust-connect/register)
- [Penalty for withdrawal after 12 Nov and/or absence]
The event is fully subsidized by HKUST Connect. If you are unable to participate in the event as schedule, you should send us a written notification to connect@ust.hk as soon as possible, but no later than 12 Nov 2023 (Sun). Students who withdrawn after the deadline or absent from the event will be charged a HKD200 program fee.
- [HMAW1905] This is a recognized event in the "Self-directed Experience" component of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. To receive 3 hours, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10 mins.
The actual service hours will be subject to confirmation by the partner organization.