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Hi, my name is Mike Hineberg
and I'm an Independent Living Skill Coordinator at IndependenceFirst
where I've worked for fifteen years.
The most unique thing about my job at IndependenceFirst
is that I work in an environment where over half the people are individuals with disabilities.
For me,
as a person with a disability,
that's a very unique
feature because finally I am at a workplace where I don't have to either hide my disability
or make excuses or educate my co-workers for what they should or should not do for me.
I have a strong thrive to help people with disabilities achieve maximum independence.
I do that by teaching them independent life skills
such as
how to manage a checking account,
time management, money management,
self esteem, service skills,
bus skills,
jobs seeking skills,
essentially what every person needs in order to be more independent in thier life.
I do all that in the context
of
empowerment,
independent decision making,
we do not, uh...
we do not do case management.
Life skills will power the individuals to
make as many decisions for themselves as they can. Thank you.