Unit 4222-245 Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities Outcome 1 Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights ind inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities 1.identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities One of the main causes of discrimination is the fear and lack of understanding of others because
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against people with mental or physical disabilities. Disabled people are often pitied‚ assumed to be incompetent‚ abnormal and weak. Due to these stereotypes they are not seen as fully human‚ members of society which means that they are often not given equal chances in life and are excluded from society (Bognar‚ 2016). The media often portrays disabled people as having awful lives and that they need to be pitied (Coleman et al.‚ 2015). People with disabilities are stereotyped as a burden because they
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name: Unit 34 Description of Task: Questions to demonstrate your knowledge of physical disability and the impact on practice. Scope of Task The following areas are to be covered / discussed / referred to in your answers: An understanding of physical disability. The impact on the individual’s life. Person centred approach. Congenital disability. Acquired disability. Neurological disability. Progression of disability. Life choices. Task Questions Please ensure you
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With a Disability To Make the Transition into Adulthood. 1. Understand the steps and stages of moving from childhood to adulthood. 1.1 Identify the range of physical‚ social and emotional changes which occur for young people as they move into adult. Fear of the unknown Acceptance from the general population Involvement in the process Choice‚ control and independence 1.2 Explain the changes faced by young people as they move from childhood into adulthood in relation to their: freedoms‚ rights and responsibilities
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Parents and siblings of children with disabilities experience unique issues and concerns that distinguish them from members of families without disabilities. This essay will argue‚ in the process of exploring a number of these concerns. Most of these concerns have as a common focus the existence and nature of social and institutional structures that support them in the delivery of the additional needs that may be required for children with disabilities. As will be seen‚ the application of the social
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Issues faced by person with disability and their legislative safeguard The phenomena of disability is an indespensible part of the human experience and cannot be divorced from the social milieu where it is produced. It cannot exist outside the periphery of social structure. Of course disability involves a broader conceptualisationn‚ as it is paret and parcel of social practice and social life. Amartya sen has rightly said “human beings are thoroughly diverse. We differ from each other not only in
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heterosexual society or by feminist theorists. Indeed‚ according to Susan Wendell‚ their embodied social reality has been ignored by philosophers and feminist theorists. The main focus of Susan Wendell’s article on “Towards a Feminist Theory of Disability”is to use the power of her own experience of going from able to disabled to argue that the voice of the disabled is missing from the standard theoretical arguments that guide medical intervention‚ philosophical understanding and feminist perspectives
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1 Description of a program within an organisation that influence the lives of people with disabilities Type of activity of the program/organisation Ability West / Éirim an Iarthair is a social care organisation‚ which offers supportive and social care services to the people with intellectual disability. The organisation was founded in 1962 and it was known as The Galway County Association in the former days‚ offering services for mentally handicapped children (Abilitywest.ie‚ 2016). Currently
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Autism is a disability that affects millions of children across the globe. Considered a learning disability‚ autism is commonly diagnosed at birth‚ but some children and even adults don’t find out they’re autistic until later in life. Many autistic people are ridiculed‚ misunderstood‚ and treated poorly because of their disability. In some criminal cases‚ disabilities like autism‚ are overlooked when analyzing a case. Prosecutors focus on the criminal act rather than the person behind it. More people
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Any aspect of a childâ€TMs development can be affected by disability. Physical disability A physical disability affects the mobility of children and young people and impacts their lifestyle‚ education and development throughout their life. In some cases a physical disability may involve other restrictions such as special dietary requirements or the need to use medical or adapted equipment. Physical disabilities and health conditions can be classified as congenital or acquired. Congenital conditions
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