Knight School Inc has been lucky to have high school Co-Op student Vincent join us for the semester. Vincent recently assisted with an accessible first aid and CPR program at Community Living. Here are his thoughts on the event...
"My experience with Ian and Jaclyn for the first aid course at Community Living at Burlington was a good learning experience for me.
Getting a glimpse of how to assist those who have learning exceptionalities gives me insight into accommodations for the future. Figuring out what I should and shouldn’t do makes all the difference when accommodating others.
What surprised me were the people. I thought they would be more closed off, but they were very welcoming and kind to me. They allowed me to help them when needed and didn’t have any issues when I messed up myself.
Their kindness towards me was quite meaningful as it kept me in a good position to keep assisting them. Being there helped me learn something as well! Mostly fun pieces of information but some things I need to know like a new bandaging technique and changing the way I speak. They didn’t understand the first time around when I spoke, so I kept having to repeat myself.
This whole experience showed me why inclusion is important because it made me realize that people with difficulties can take on responsibilities other people can do instead of being left in the background.
Anyone should be able to take up responsibilities and no one should be left out when the time comes to help others."
- Vincent
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