agencies are achieving in their work and how. Additionally, on 13th December 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This has been adopted and ratified throughout the world, including by the majority of countries in Africa, as the guiding principles from which they assist their disabled communities. In practice, the progress of the CRPD has been patchy. However, it does appear to have influenced the development of the SDGs (see Handout 11 below). It has also increased the promotion of, what has become known as, a Rights Based Approach to Disability. This is based around a model of disability, rather than the more traditional or ‘social’ ‘medical’ models. ‘charitable’ People come to the subject of disability from a number of different backgrounds. For example, you may be a doctor who specialises in working with disabling conditions. Alternatively, you may be a therapist - e.g. a Physiotherapist, an Occupational Therapist or a Speech and LanguageTherapist whose role is to assist disabled people in their – functioning. Most importantly though, you may be a disabled person, who is wanting to live their life alongside their friends and family in the community. We welcome you whatever your background but ask you to respect that the focus of today is how we can include disabled people as equal and participating members of our activities. Enjoy the day and have fun but be ready to be challenged. Agenda for the day Disability Inclusive Training 21ST 2017 10:00 am: Arrival/Registration/Coffee 10:30am: Welcome from Hub Africa Fadhili Magiya – 10:35am: Introductions/Icebreaker. Activity with Kangas Susannah Kimani 10:50am: Personal Experience of disability. Group Activity - Sian Tesni 11:00 am: Introduction to Disability - Different Approaches. Interactive session - Paul Lindoewood & Hilary Williams (Summing up with Disability Rights)
agencies are achieving in their work and how. Additionally, on 13th December 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This has been adopted and ratified throughout the world, including by the majority of countries in Africa, as the guiding principles from which they assist their disabled communities. In practice, the progress of the CRPD has been patchy. However, it does appear to have influenced the development of the SDGs (see Handout 11 below). It has also increased the promotion of, what has become known as, a Rights Based Approach to Disability. This is based around a ‘social’ model of disability, rather than the more traditional ‘medical’ or ‘charitable’ models. People come to the subject of disability from a number of different backgrounds. For example, you may be a doctor who specialises in working with disabling conditions. Alternatively, you may be a therapist a Physiotherapist, an Occupational Therapist or a Speech and LanguageTherapist – whose role is to assist disabled people in their functioning. Most importantly though, you may be a disabled person, who is wanting to live their life alongside their friends and family in the community. We welcome you whatever your background but ask you to respect that the focus of today is how we can include disabled people as equal and participating members of our activities. Enjoy the day and have fun but be ready to be challenged. Agenda for the day Disability Inclusive Training 21ST 2017 10:00 am: Arrival/Registration/Coffee 10:30am: Welcome from Hub Africa – Fadhili Magiya 10:35am: Introductions/Icebreaker. Activity with Kangas - Susannah Kimani 10:50am: Personal Experience of disability. Group Activity - Sian Tesni 11:00 am: Introduction to Disability - Different Approaches. Interactive session - Paul Lindoewood & Hilary Williams (Summing up with Disability Rights) e.g.
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