Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
What assistance is available to individuals or families who encounter urgent financial difficulties and lack other forms of support?
Temporary financial assistance to help individuals or families to tide over their immediate financial hardship when other financial assistance is not available. Four major charitable / trust funds include Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund, Tang Shiu Kin and Ho Tim Charitable Fund, Brewin Trust Fund a ...
Can recipients of high-level disability allowances who are employed in paid work hire carers?
The Pilot Scheme aims to provide HDA recipients in paid employment with a subsidy for hiring carers to assist them in travelling between their home and workplace (not applicable to persons who work from home) and/or taking care of their activities in the workplace (including providing care for daily ...
What specific funds/trust services/economic assistance are available for students with special educational and financial needs?
Please refer to Chinese versionYou can refer to the following website.Enhancing the Academic Expenses Grant for Students with Special Educational Needs and Financial Needs Pursuing Post-secondary ProgrammesThe source of information is provided by the Social Welfare Department ...
What work training environment is available for persons (including persons with intellectual disabilities and people in recovery) who are unable to work in the open employment market due to disabilities?
Sheltered Workshop provides persons with disabilities who are not able to enter into open employment with appropriate vocational training in a specially designed environment in order to help them develop their social and economic potential to the fullest extent.The service enhances their working cap ...
What vocational rehabilitation services are available to persons with disabilities (including persons with intellectual disabilities and persons in recovery) to enhance their work skills and facilitate open employment?
Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services Centre provides persons with disabilities with one-stop integrated and seamless vocational rehabilitation services specially designed to accommodate their limitations, in which they can be provided with work training, develop their social and economic po ...