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    Jenna Martinuzzi
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      I think living independently means for a long term care facility let’s just say if your parents are getting into the age a senior and our parents want us to think about the long term life and future with friends and family support workers or any other support worker it doesn’t have to be a family member anyone can become a support worker. A support worker can become a Stepfamily sibling. I also think living Independently is also like running into a strangers house or living into a new city like a vacation which just gives a break for an individual who has a disability it is like creating a new living arrangement and bonding with your friends a Girlfriend/Boyfriend living together in a house which is called a family. You still see your step-parent or parents anytime you feel like visiting them or even just giving them a phone call chatting with them on Facebook and Skype or just even sending them a text message you can also see them talking face to face is even a better way to communicate than just a quick communication. I am very Independent yesterday I loaded and unloaded the dishwasher I always help Gary O’connell and my mom out making dinners packing lunches my mom teaches me how to wash the laundry and folding them and a lot more in the house and letting the dog out feeding him and giving him water. I also come to work every Tuesdays and I am working towards taking the TTC to Community Living Toronto on my own but I am looking for someone who can not only teaches me the TTC Routes I would love to have company when traveling to work on Tuesdays. You can also learn Subway TTC Routes getting to wherever you want to go with a Support Person Assistance TTC Card without paying for TTC fares you will need a support person or a friend who doesn’t have a disability. Or you can also get a cheaper way by buying a TTC Metro Pass if you travel a lot on the Subway/TTC is another way of getting more independence. It’s always important to have a I-Phone with you is a great way to communicate with any parents who ever lives with you to let them know that you are in the right stop on the Subway/TTC I recommend getting a I-Phone because it has Find Your I-Phone Map to track a disabled person. And also SIRI is a Voice Control to speak to your I-Phone to send a text message or make a phone call hands free so you can communicate with people with disabilities through I-Phone Apps. Sometimes I come home by TTC or I get picked up I always get dropped off from Parks and Rec Antibes Community Center. I also help loading and unloading the dishwasher and the laundry. I can also cook too I help my mother cook dinner but the most challenging thing to cook is gluten free. So I just let my mom to make her gluten free meals which doesn’t have any flour or wheat. I also help my dad cook too we cook gluten meals the flour and wheat stuff which I prefer. I find it a bit challenging where I would love to live in the future it is something that I need to think more about and talk about with people around me right now.

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