“Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

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Table of contentsWhat is disability ?Types of disabilitiesAccessibilityDisability and access to educationExample 1Example 2

What is disability ?Those who have physical, cognitive, mental,

sensory, emotional impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participations in society on an equal basis with others.

Is an umbrella term:Body structure and function (and impairment

thereof),Activity limitations,Participation restrictions.

Learning disabilitiesMobility or orthopedic impairementsHealth impairementsMental illness or emotional disturbanceHearing impairementsBlindness and visual impairements Speech or language impairements

People with disability may include

DisabilityThe medical model is based on the persons

“impairement” and “lack of ability”The social model shifts the focus onto

“disability” due to surrounding barriers created by society (be social environmental and atitudinal)

According to the World Health Organisation“any restriction or lack (resulting from any

impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range cosidered normal for a human being”

AccessibilityDefined as the “ability to access” the

functionality, and possible benefit, of some system or entity and is used to describe the degree to which a prodact such as a device, service, environment is accessible by as many people as possible.

AccessibilityThe term is used for:1. International human rights instrument of the

United Nations –intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities ( Convention on the Rightss of Persons with Disabilities).

2. Universal design -meant to produce buildings, products and anvironments that are inherently accessible to both people without disabilities and people with disabilities.

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, recognizes accessibilty as a basic human right.

1. Education

2. Employment

3. Government4. Commerce5. Health care6. Recreation

Access to:

Access to education of students

Students with disability require everything that other students need:

Clear information about course requirements,

Guidance regarding their rights and responsibilities,

Advice about the learning and support options available to them.

Access to education of students

Should be:Teaching and learning spaces, libraries, and

computer facilitiesHousing, recreational facilities and

commercial outlets.Transport between campusses, parking bays

and drop-off points.Fire, evacuations, health, safety and security

provision.

It is: 1. Directly

determined by the design or construction of the bilding

Steps, stairways, kerbsFloors and pavingsDoors and gatesToilets and washing facilitiesLighting and ventilationWeelchair ramps

It is:2. Indirectly

by technology -Web accesibility- can perceive, understand, navigate and interact with the Web. - Assistive tehnology- devices, tools, hardware and software -Computer Access

What is new !- offers unprecedented access to information and interaction

Assistive Technology - CATS

                                                                                                                          

Eexample for 1 The Equality Act 2010 in UK Parliament of the United Kingdom

It provides legal rights for disabled people in the areas of:

EmploymentEducationAccess to goods, services and facilities

including larger private clubs and land based transport services

Buying and renting land or propertyFunctions of public bodies, for example the

issuing of licences

To eliminate discrimination in the areas of: work, accommodations, education,

Ensure equal treatment before the lawPeomote community understanding

Example 2Disability Discrimination Act 1992Parliment of Australia

About higher education:Additional Support for Students with

Disabilities (ASSD)To provide high costs for educational support

equipment to students to enable them to participate in higher education

Encourage efficient and affective use equipment and education resource to support students with disability

References

http://blog.amsvans.com/3614-2011-workforce-recruitment-program-for-

college-students-with-disabilities-launched/