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Working with Older Volunteers in Manual Intergenerational Projects Topic framework conditions 1. Communication Problems and obstacles • Isolation, lack of contact among participants Information • Good communication facilities are perceived as an improvement to mobility. Senior citizens who ask for these facilities often want to escape isolation by using them. Yet not all of them have access to the internet or email. The technical facilities or the essential knowledge is often missing. • Senior citizens with limited physical mobility have to rely even more on contact with other people and on institutions which have the technical means of communication. Recommendations • Establishing new contacts and networks and the ability to maintain friendships to overcome isolation can be a goal of senior-friendly projects. • Since many senior citizens are interested in computers, internet and email, they can be trained in these areas. This kind of training might be organized on a mutual basis. • Exchange programmes can also take place virtually, which is suitable for people with severe disabilities. • Exchange programmes for senior citizens should provide the opportunity of contacting people within the group as well as contacting partners in the foreign country who are not members of the group. Many people ask for continued contact after the project; information on this should be provided. 2. Transport Problems and obstacles • Difficulties in overcoming distances, especially for long journeys Information • Senior citizens often have mobility constraints. Altogether the state of health and the degree of physical mobility is essential for the type and number of obstacles. • Journeys which take eight hours or longer are a major problem particularly with senior citizens. Set of Methods 83
<strong>TRAMP</strong> – Transnational Mobility of Older People in Europe 84 Part II Recommendations • If people with walking disabilities participate in the programme, routes and facilities should be checked on accessibility in advance. • Handicapped participants should be picked up from home or from places where people from the same neighbourhood gather, and the transfer of their luggage should be provided for. • Long journeys should be avoided if possible or made more convenient or shorter by choosing appropriate means of transport. • Concerning the choice of accommodation, this should be centrally located and / or good transport links should be provided. • Long distances between different venues of the project should be avoided, or the use of busses should guarantee pleasant trips; if possible, frequent changes of accommodation should be avoided (no “site-hopping”). Enough time should be scheduled for walking distances. • Assistance should be ensured in the operation of automats (ticket machines etc.). • The participants should be informed on means of transport and the duration of trips in advance so that they can decide on their participation and discuss problems in advance. • Before the start of the project a hint might be given to the group that the support of physically disabled participants would be appreciated. 3. Accommodation Problems and obstacles • Difficulties concerning accommodation Information • Senior citizens do not always, but often expect a high level of convenience. • On the other hand, there are often participants who due to their personal backgro<strong>und</strong> tolerate lower standards or just do not want to spend money or they do not have the financial means. Recommendations • In the planning period make sure that the accommodation meets with the participants’ expectations and that it is appropriate to the context of the event. • Information on accommodation should always be available in advance. If possible, different kinds of accommodation should be offered. Shared rooms might only be assigned after agreement. • Physically restrained persons are often in need of senior-friendly, spacious and comfortable accommodation with quality service. It is also important
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