MODULE 1: It’s normal to be different
Have a look at Lana’s Introduction video: https://t1p.de/intro1 (YouTube) The script can be found here: è Script 1.0.
1. What is a disability? - Exploring the Social Model of Disability
MODULE 1 It’s normal to be different: Diversity and inclusion as an opportunity for everyone
Input People with disabilities are considered the world’s largest minority. The World Health Or- ganisation estimates that over a billion people, around 15% of the world’s population, have some form of disability, and that only around 5% of these disabilities are congenital 1 . Just imagine: this means that one in seven people is disabled.
condition, and many of us will face it at some point in our life. And while disability is often associated with images of people in wheel- chairs, around 70% of disabilities are invisible 4 . Every one of us, whether we have an official disability status or not, sometimes and for dif- ferent reasons will not be able to do or man- age things as we would like. For example, you may experience a limitation when you shop in a supermarket, because the text on the pack- aging of a product is so small that you are not able to read it. You feel forced to buy some- thing that you are not able to understand fully. Reflection Do you sometimes feel as if you were disabled? Which situations may make you feel disabled? Do these situations mean that you are not able to do things the way you would like or need to? Do you have friends or acquaintances with a disability (colleagues, relatives, etc.)? How would you define a disability?
# There are many reasons to be inclusive
Some disabilities look like or
Brief description
This module shows why inclusion is an important human right and why creating an inclusive society is beneficial for everyone.
but many disabilities just look like
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will know why “normality” is a questionable concept and why diversity is the norm,
According to the United Nations Development Programme, 80% of people with disabilities live in developing countries 2 , while the World Bank estimates that 20% of the world’s poorest are disabled 3 . Disability is part of the human
understand that disability is part of the human condition, know more about the disability rights policy framework, and have explored what disability inclusion means.
1 www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dis50y10.htm 2 United Nations (2008): “Mainstreaming disability in the development agenda (E/CN.5/2008/6)” <www.un.org/disabilities/ documents/reports/e-cn5-2008-6.doc> 3 UN DESA Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities, <https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/factsheet- on-persons-with-disabilities.html> 4 Invisible Disabilities Association, <https://invisibledisabilities.org/what-is-an-invisible-disability/>
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