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I’ll finish up the feedback from the survey with themes that emerged from people’s additional comments…
Activities focused on teens and young adults
Focus on inclusive, not segregated programs
Need for transportation options, like car pooling or neighbourhood activities
Need access to information and activitiesAs a result, ConnectABILITY.ca created Community Participation Supports which can be accessed at the top under Youth, Adults and Seniors. I hope you will take time to have a look and let me know what you think…
That would be great. Please invite them to visit the site and add their comments. Will you share this with the other region coordinators? Thanks!
The survey asked families how many hours per day they wanted for activities…
Varied hours = 5.3%
1 hour = 5.3%
2 hours = 20%
3 hours = 37.3%
4 hours = 34.7%
5 hours = 25.3%
6 hours = 34.7%
7 hours = 10.7%
8 hours = 14.7%How does this compare with what you’ve heard from others?
The survey asked which days of the week people wanted activities. There wasn’t much difference with the exception of Sundays.
Mondays – 69.6%
Tuesdays – 65.2%
Wednesdays – 65.2%
Fridays – 63.8%
Saturdays – 60.9%
Thursdays – 58%
Sundays – 31.9%Apologies, I lost a week there!
The Community Activities Survey asked which time periods would best meet wants and needs. Several options were provided and respondents could choose more than one. Here were their choices:
Part-time day activities – 42%
Weekends – 42%
Choice of activities to supplement their current schedules – 39.1%
Consistent, full-time activities – 34.8%
Evenings – 31.9%
Afternoons – 30.4%
Mornings – 24.6%Do these results reflect your experiences or what you’ve heard from others?
Thanks Bonnie! It is great to hear another perspective. Please encourage other parents to share their viewpoints!!
As well as exploring the types of activities that were of interest, the survey also asked how much staff support would be needed to participate in community activities…
27.8% chose 1 staff supporting 5 people
23.6% chose one-on-one support
18.1% chose 1 staff supporting 3 people
16.7% chose 1 staff supporting 2 people
12.5% chose 1 staff supportig 4 people
1.4% chose 2 staff supporting 1 personIt’s possible that 1:5 and 1:1 supports are easier to decide upon and that it’s harder to judge between 1:2, 1:3 or 1:4 supports. The survey clearly did not reach many people who need an intense amount of support (2:1). There has been some exploration in fee for service discussions about charging different fees based on the amount of support that someone needs to engage in a community activity. Does this seem reasonable to you?
Over the span of less than two months, 75 families completed the Community Activities Survey. Responses came from across the city. When asked what types of activities people were looking for…
79.5% chose recreational activities
51.2% chose educational activities
45.2% chose volunteer opportunities
42.5% chose employment
27.5% chose job development and readiness
19.2% chose other activities which was mostly focused on life and social skills like cooking while socializing and building relationshipsKeep in mind that people were offered more than one choice. How do these results compare to your choices? Are you surprised by the results, please tell me why or why not?
I will continue to post more results over the next 3-4 weeks and will continue to seek your feedback. Please let me know if you have any questions as well. Thanks!
Wow, the summer seemed to pass so fast and the fall is moving quickly as well. The Community Activities Survey ended in June. I reviewed the results over the summer and shared the feedback with service providers in Toronto in September. There was great interest in the information received from families and I will be sharing it with you over the next number of posts. Please keep a look-out as I am also looking for your feedback on whether the results from the survey questions resonate for you.
The Community Activities Survey has been available online for about a month. I’m starting to review the results and will be sharing them soon.
Great information for others Kathy. I’ve heard that there’s also an Active8 program that runs out of Jimmy Simpson on Queen Street near Broadview Avenue.
Are there other parents you know Kathy who might join us and share what they’ve found or questions they may have?
If you go to ConnectABILITY.ca and click on Community Activities Survey under Community News. At the bottom is an option to Send to a Friend. That will let you send the link to them. Or you can use the URL when you are on the opening of the survey page.
That would be great Karyn! It would be helpful if they could direct families to the online survey…
A quick update for everyone…we have 32 surveys completed online and are looking for more feedback on types of activities people are looking for. Please spread the word. The survey can be found on ConnectABILITY.ca under Community News. let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks Jason. For those who come directly into this conversation through Connected Families, click here to take the survey.
I’m looking forward to hearing people’s feedback on types of activities their looking for and any questions after completing it.