How do I find out if I am eligible for services?
Do you still make buttons, ribbons, and furniture?
How many people are employed by REDI Enterprises?
How big is the annual budget?
How is Brain Injury Relearning Services associated with REDI?
Where do people with disabilities live in Medicine Hat?
Do you need to have special training to work with people with disabilities?
Does REDI serve people with physical disabilities who do not have developmental disabilities?
What does REDI mean?
Will I lose my A.I.S.H.(Alberta Assured Income for the Handicapped) benefits if I get a job?
Does REDI serve people with mental illness?
Are people with a mental illness able to work?
How do I find out if I am eligible for services?
Call 403-526-5742 and ask to speak to one of our Managers. They will be able to direct you to the correct source of information, depending on your needs.
Do you still make buttons, ribbons, and furniture?
REDI Enterprises closed its production centre in June, 2000 and provides supports in community settings. We no longer manufacture products for sale.
How many people are employed by REDI Enterprises?
REDI Enterprises employs approximately 230 people in its various operations.
How big is the annual budget?
The annual budget is about $11 million.
How is Brain Injury Relearning Services associated with REDI?
Brain Injury Relearning Services is one of the Divisions of REDI Enterprises and is located at
856 Allowance Ave SE. BIRS does a great deal of work with people in the community and is also the Southeastern Alberta Coordinator for the Alberta Brain Injury Initiative.
Where do people with disabilities live in Medicine Hat?
People who have need for wheelchair accessible housing may live in one of the homes that have been specially designed to meet their needs. Where people need 24 hour support, people may share a home with others with similar needs in order to provide for full-time staff support. Some people choose to share their homes with roommates or families who may provide support. Many people live in their own home and may have support within their home to enable them to live as independently as possible.
Do you need to have special training to work with people with disabilities?
Yes. The field of Disability Services establishes a set of skills that are needed to provide supports to persons with disabilities. Although specific training in community
Community Disability Services is the preferred credential, people with training
in Social Work, Nursing, Education, Child and Youth Services, are able to apply
their skills to a career in rehabilitation, with additional in-service training.
The Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS) has developed “Foundations”
training for Direct Service Workers which enables employees to complete this training on-the-job.
For more information go to www.acds.ca.
Does REDI serve people with physical disabilities who do not have developmental disabilities?
Community Employment Services provides supports for employment in their "Opening Doors to Opportunities" Program. Call
403-527-3400 for further information.
What does REDI mean?
Rehabilitation and Employment for Developing Independence.
Will I lose my A.I.S.H.(Alberta Assured Income for the Handicapped) benefits if I get a job?
No. A.I.S.H. encourages a person to work and has safeguards to ensure continued income support and health benefits as needed.
Does REDI serve people with mental illness?
Yes. REDI offers several programs to assist persons with mental illness. Contact
Wendy Fayad-Dennis at Community Employment Services at 403-527-3400 for details.
Are people with a mental illness able to work?
Many people who have experienced a mental illness can go back to work and develop strategies for periods of disability if they are given support. The success of their return and reintegration into the workplace comes from pre-planned accommodation, which provides supportive strategies.
For more information please call:
REDI Enterprises Society
860 Allowance Avenue S.E.
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 7S6
Tel: [403] 526-5742 Fax: [403] 529-0462
E-mail: redi@redi.ca