disability awareness pt version
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Disability Awareness
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Disability Awareness
• Aims and objectives to the course• Qualification structure• Assessment methods• Where you can find support materials
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Disability Awareness
• Aim – To develop underpinning knowledge of disability
awareness.• Objectives– To gain knowledge and understanding in;
• The meaning of disability and impairment• Attitudes and barriers faced by disabled people• Disability as a rights issue• Disability as a socio – economic issue• The language of disability• How to put the social model into place
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Disability Awareness
The Structure• Awarding body is Education Development
International (E.D.I.)• The qualification is a level 1 suitable for all
sectors and age groups• Comprises of 1 unit • Is nationally accredited through E.D.I.
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Disability Awareness
Delivery• A flexible approach– Workshop sessions– Workbook with activities– Online
• A final test– Multiple choice (15 question)– Online or paper based
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Disability Awareness
Delivery• The materials are designed to prepare you for the
final paper.• You will be informed of when your test is scheduled • Final test is 15 multiple choice questions• Pass mark is approx 60%
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Disability Awareness
introduction
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Topics for Today
• The law• What is and who are disabled people?• Language and disability• The medical model of disability• The social model of disability• The language of disability• Discrimination
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The Key Acts
• Key Acts....– Disability Discrimination Act– Equality Act 2006– Human Rights Act– U.N. Convention
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The Key Acts
Disability Discrimination Act• Came into force in 1995, updated in 2005 and
is built on civil rights legislation. Gives disabled people rights in the areas of:– Employment– Education– Access to goods and services– Buying and renting land or property and the right
to request suitable adaption's.
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What is Disability?
• A physical or mental condition that can limit a persons movement, senses or activities.
• Can be categorised as:– Physical impairment– Sensory impairment– Learning disability– Long term mental illness
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What is Disability?
• Physical impairment– Wheelchair user,
• Sensory impairment– Hearing, Vision.
• Learning disability– Dyslexia, Dyspraxia
• Long term mental illness– Depression, Dementia
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What is Disability?
The definition covers a wide range of people including:
• Long term health conditions such as diabetes
• Progressive conditions such as multiple sclerosis
• People who have been diagnosed with conditions such as HIV, cancer, or other serious conditions.
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What is Disability?
Not all disabilities are obvious, these are called hidden disabilities. People with these impairments are still covered and protected by the Disability Discrimination Act.These could include:– Heart condition– Diabetes– Arthritus– Learning difficulties
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What is Disability?
You may also come across people who do not consider themselves to have a disability, but have a condition such as diabetes or heart problems that they consider to be part of the ageing process.
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Normal day to day activities
What are normal day to day activities?– Mobility– Manual dexterity– Continence– Ability to lift and carry
everyday objects– Speech, sight hearing– Ability to concentrate or learn– Be able to determine risk or
danger
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Models of Disability
Medical model
• You cannot make decisions about your life
• You are the problem• You are the sufferer• You can never be equal to a
non-disabled person
Social Model
• Everyone is equal• Society put the barriers in
place• Society prevents and
restricts opportunities
Two models of disability they are:
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Social Model of Disability
• The social model starts from a different perspective, it ignores how bad a persons impairment is
• It establishes that everyone is equal and demonstrates that it is society that puts the barriers in place that restrict opportunities
• It looks beyond a persons impairment and then at all the factors that effect their ability to participate fully in society.
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Social Model of Disability
So according to the social model....
• Disability is a rights issue
• Disability is an economic issue
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Language of the Social Model
We need to think about what we are saying...
• What is wrong with you?• Can you tell me what your impairment is?• Is there anything I can do to assist you?
RememberPeople are not defined by the impairment any more than they are defined by their race, or sexuality. It is part of them, but not the whole of them....
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Language of the Social Model
• People do not have a disability, they have an impairment.
• Impaired people are disable by our actions and inactions
• Our language must reflect an understanding of the issues an individual faces– Not wheelchair bound but wheelchair user– Not mad but has mental health issues
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Language of the Social Model
To clarify....
• Impairment– Condition illness or label
• Disability – Is about the barriers and discrimination
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Discrimination
• Two main types of discrimination– Direct discrimination• When you are treated less favourably simply because
of a condition eg you have an impairment.
– Indirect discrimination• Where there are rules or conditions which apply to
everyone but affect one group of people more than others without good reason.
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What would you change?
• Think about our attitudes, how we are speaking and acting.
• Understand the wider context, not just the ramps and visual indicators.
• Be aware of our actions• Treat as equals
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Any questions?