Hi my son Keegan has an intellectual impairment and a bilateral hearing loss, he is 21 years old and works at an ADE. He has been working there for three years since leaving high school, he gets to do different jobs each week and has learnt a lot of new skills working there thanks to the ongoing support of his supervisors. He loves going to work and has made a lot of friends there and looks forward to seeing them every day. One of the first thing Keegan asks when he gets home is how was your day at work? He does this so he can tell us about his day. His job makes him feel included and a valued member of society. Keegan has been travel trained and catches public transport to work, this gives Independence, he often travels with some of his work friends which he loves. If he did not have his ADE to work at he would be very bored and lonely during the day as my husband and I work full time he cannot work in open employment as he needs the support and supervision provided by the supervisors at his ADE. I think ADEs provide a great service to their employees and the whole community.