I-Can-Do: Developing Digital Accessibility For The Dementia Volunteer Service

随着病例数量的增加，痴呆症是一个关键的健康优先事项。由于无法治愈，需要进行心理社会干预，特别是在早期阶段，以帮助人们尽可能长时间地保持健康，福祉和独立。在痴呆症的早期阶段为人们提供支持的挑战是在当地社区提供个性化和量身定制的活动，满足他们的兴趣和需求，不会被认为是耻辱，并允许他们做出他们认为有价值的贡献。IDoService提供了这样一个新颖和创新的计划。它支持最近诊断出痴呆症的人通过将他们与当地志愿者服务联系起来来识别，参与和促进社区的社会活动。该服务是围绕一个核心的3节课计划，由福祉导师提供，这使人们能够探索自己的优势和兴趣，了解什么是本地可用的，并决定他们想做什么，在一个安全和欢乐的方式。我们已于二零二二年成功与Age UK Salford试行该服务。我们现建议发展一个互动数码版本，使其更方便用户使用和易于扩展。

With rising numbers of cases, dementia is a key health priority. With no cure, there is a need for psychosocial interventions, especially at the early stages, to help people maintain their health, wellbeing and independence as long as possible. The challenge for supporting people at the early stages of dementia is in providing an individualised and tailored offer of activities in their local community that meets their interests and needs, that is not perceived at stigmatising, and that allows them to make a contribution for which they feel valued.The IDoService offers such a novel and innovative programme. It supports people with a recent diagnosis of dementia in identifying, participating and contributing to social activities in their community by connecting them to local volunteer services. The Service is built around a core 3-session plan, delivered by the wellbeing mentor, which allows people to explore their strengths and interests, get to know what is available locally and to decide what they want to do in a safe and convivial way. We have successfully trialled the service with Age UK Salford in 2022. We propose now to develop an interactive digital version to make it more user-friendly and easily scalable.