The Human Rights Code defines it as

1. A disability is defined as a condition or function judged to be

significantly impaired relative to the usual standard of an individual or
group.
2. The term is used to refer any individual functioning Including :-
• Physical impairment

• Sensory impairment

• Cognitive impairment

• Intellectual impairment

• mental illness
 A person’s environment has a huge impact on
experience and extent of disability.

 Inaccessible environment creates disability by

creating barriers to participation and inclusion.

Examples:-

 A deaf individual without a sign language

interpreter.
 A blind person using a computer without
screen reading software.
Past Future

 Idiots  Use the individuals name when

referring to them don’t just say their
 Imbeciles
disability
 Morons
 An individual with…
 Individuals with Down Syndrome
 An individual in a wheelchair
were referred to as Mongolian
Idiots  A person who has autism

What do you think should be the correct word to address a differently

abled person ?
• Discrimination

• Poverty

• Abuse

• Differential Treatment
 “emphasizes that
human behaviour is
influenced by
definitions and
meanings that are
created and
maintained through
symbolic interaction
with others”
resolving social
problems sometimes
involves changing the
meanings and
definitions attributed
to people and
situations
 Dream
“Accessible Education for Deaf”
Message
“Every problem has a solution”

Achievement
“President of Deaf Women Foundation in Haryana”

Improvements
“Provide better facilities and some exemptions on case basis”
“Increasing awareness about deafness and Indian sign language”
Regardless of whether a disability is evident or non-evident, as
underpinned by social constructs of “normality” which in turn
tend to reinforce obstacles to integration rather than encourage
ways to ensure full participation
 Past
 Recipients
 Passive income support
 Dependence
 Government responsibility
 Labelled as unemployable
 Disincentives to leave income
assistance
 Insufficient employment supports
 Program-centred approach
 Non- accessible
Future
 Participants
 Active measures to promote
employment and provide income
support
 Independence
 Shared responsibility
 Work skills identified
 Incentives to seek employment
and support volunteering
 Opportunities to develop skills
 Person-centred approach
 Accessibility
2. Changes within the system

• Incentives to work
• Better job opportunities and support
programs

• Better housing options

• More adult programs
• More funding
• Early intervention
• Better school supports
• More choices, options and allowing
individuals voices to be heard
3. Create Awareness

Five people with physical disabilities had storefront

mannequins cast of their bodies to promote awareness
of disability worldwide.
What can be done on a personal
level?
 Get to know someone who has a disability
 Use person centered language
 Volunteer with an organization who supports
individuals who have a disability
 Question your own thoughts and attitudes towards
individuals who have a disability
 Say or do something if you see
discrimination
 Support inclusion in your community!
 This is a link to a really insightful
documentary trailer about how
institutional living was for individuals
with disabilities. The documentary is
really worth watching to educate our-
self on how our society and the
government has treated individuals
who have a disability.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13y4BI0Lets