Transcript Mauritius April 9 ADSP

ADSP WORKSHOPS
APRIL 9, 2015
"More than 1 billion of us live with disabilities. We must remove all barriers
that affect the inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in
society, including through changing attitudes that fuel stigma and
institutionalize discrimination.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,
Secretary General of the U.N.
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Today’s Goal
Learn about and Understand Best Practices and
Strategies related to Disability and Specific
Traits Typically Associated with Disability
Turn to the person sitting next to
you and define yourself in ONE
word
Labels
Disabled
Special Education Children
Autistic
Wheelchair Bound
Amputee
Schizophrenic
ALS Patient
“Labeling is definitive; once we say it then
it holds meaning” (Namka).
“Judy is a thin 40-year-old
woman with cerebral palsy who
cannot walk or perform daily
basic care needs… “
Judy also likes shopping, can
write, use her communication
board, has a great sense of
humor….
These pictures show
fashion models, not the
“disabled”
Changing the paradigm
Changing our thinking…
From the Medical Model to the Social Model of Disability
http://www.daii.org/a
bout/social_model_of
_disability/
What’s in a label ?
“Disability” does not define or is not the person.
“Disability” is created by poorly created
buildings, materials, bad attitudes and not by
the uniqueness of individuals.
Stairs, text, others needing to be educated and
our persistence to one way of doing things
create a “disability”.
Inclusion means that all people, regardless of their
abilities, disabilities, or health care needs, have the
right to:
• Be respected as valuable members of their
communities
• Participate in activities in neighborhood settings
• Give back to their communities
• Work at jobs in the community that pay a
competitive wage and have careers that use their
capacities to the fullest
• Participate in classes with peers from elementary
school through college and continuing education
Inclusion is not...
•Clustering all people with disabilities into a special class or
social center
•Giving “special privileges” to people with disabilities.
•Feeling sorry for people with disabilities.
•People with disabilities as recipients of volunteer service only.
Inclusion can look like...
•Martina, a woman who is blind, sings in her church choir.
•Andrea, a woman with cerebral palsy, tutors neighborhood
children in a local volunteer center three times each week.
•Tyrone became interested in politics and now advocates for his
own rights and teaches other people about disability rights
issues.
•Adam, who has Down syndrome, is a server at a restaurant
•Lee, an eight-year-old with health needs, participates in after
school activities with help from her portable ventilator.
3 examples….
1.Jason making a difference and learning through real
experiences!
1.Claire attending college!
1.Avery giving back to his community!
So, while we are here to learn best practices
and strategies for cognitive development,
challenging behaviors, speech and language
therapies, let’s remember it is one facet of an
individual.
advocate
volunteer
disability
artist
student
daughter
pet
owner