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From YouTube: Around Arlington: Arlington Weaves
Description
This inspirational story illustrates how teaching and learning touches everyone involved at Arlington Weaves, Etc.
Arlington Weaves, Etc. is a group of artists/weavers with developmental disabilities. The program is operated by ServiceSource, on a contract basis with the Arlington County Department of Human Services
A
B
They're
referred
here
through
DHS,
the
Department
of
Human
Services.
They
produce
handcrafted
items
such
as
tote
bags,
scarves
small
pouches,
lunch
totes,
placemats,
tea,
towels,
small
coin
purses
and
when
our
items
sell
the
participant
that
makes
that
particular
item
gets
100
percent
of
the
proceeds.
C
A
Is
not
an
assembly
line
process?
It's
handcrafted,
each,
an
individual
weave
is
coming
from
one
person
and
when
you
do
buy
a
tote
bag
or
a
scarf
or
a
placemat
or
napkin.
You
know
who
made
that
today's
special,
because
we
have
a
group
from
Notre,
Dame
and
they're
here
with
a
program
that
brings
them
into
L'arche,
which
is
a
group
home
that
a
couple
of
our
participants
are
a
part
of
and
they're
actually
here
to
visit,
laurie,
because
it's
Laurie's
birthday
soon
and
and
they've
all
really
become
good
friends
with
Laurie.
A
The
program
at
Arlington
weaves
helps
build
confidence
and
self-esteem
amongst
the
individuals,
because
it
not
only
gives
them
a
sense
of
Independence
when
they
can
choose
the
colors
and
the
types
of
patterns
that
they
want
to
build.
But
then
it
also
helps
them
to
order
in
the
paycheck
and
to
and
to
receive
some
sort
of
payback
for
their
artistry.
It's.