ACCESS: VIAH

Vancouver Island Autistic Homes (VIAH)

Community Services for People with Autism

Vancouver Island Autistic Homes Society
813 Darwin Ave, 3rd floor
Victoria, BC,
Canada
V8X 2X7
(250)475-2566
Fax: (250) 475-2279

Vancouver Island Autistic Homes Society was formed as a nonprofit society in 1986, in response to the need for residential, vocational, and community support services for people with autism.

VIAH's goals are to enable people with autism to live independently of their families as adults, develop their potential, experience a life-long staple environment & lead productive lives.

We believe these goals can best be achieved in an envorinment which:

Attracts & involves the community
Meets the need for genuine enjoyment of life
Addresses individual developmental needs
Promotes public awareness & support
Parallels community living standards
Promotes personal independence & responsibility
Supports community participation
Provides an opportunity to work & be paid
Allows for diversity of religious beliefs

VIAH's programs permit users to follow patterns and experience conditions of everyday life thatare as similar as possible to those experienced by the mainstream of society.

SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL

VIAH currently operates three staffed residences and a home support program which provide community housing for eleven men and women with autism and other disabilities.

The residences operate under the philosophy of community involvement and participation. Individual programs are developed for each resident, according totheir needs. Programs include language, recreation, and community living skills.

VOCATIONAL

On an as-needed basis, VIAH can help people with autism to find and keep jobs in the community.

VIAH will assist employers who need information and technical assistance to support employees with autism. The society maintains a wiating list of people with autism who require job coach support to find employment.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

The society acts as a resource for parents, people with autism, schools, and other agencies, providing information about autism & community resources.

VIAH sponsors & presents workshops for parents, educatiors, and staff, providing information about supporting people with autism in the community.

SUPPORT GROUP

VIAH has a support group for people with High Functioning Autism (including Asperger Syndrome). The group meets weekly to talk and occasionally do other activities and have collaborated on the creation of this website.

Please contact the VIAH office for information and services.

MEMBERSHIP

VIAH's members are professionals, parents, foster parents and others interested in assisting with this worthwhile cause. membership in VIAH offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of services for adults with autism. A one-year membership costs $10.00. Donations are welcome & are tax-deductible. Please send this form, along with the fee & your donations to:

Vancouver Island Autistic Homes Society
813 Darwin Ave, 3rd floor
Victoria, BC,
Canada
V8X 2X7
or call 475-2566 for more information.

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