Disability Issues

BSY

Course

In Dunsland Cross

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Dunsland cross

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Disability Issues - a distance learning course by BSY Many people dream of living in a genuinely inclusive community where differences and diversity are celebrated, the equivalent opportunities are freely available to all and capability rather than disability, is what people notice. This course provides a foundation of knowledge on disability within the framework of today's society. It inspires students to give thought to disability and helps them dispel common perceptions and attitudes about individuals with disabilities. Students will leave this course with a broad knowledge of the problems and dilemmas people encounter every day and ideally have grown in understanding and empathy.

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Location

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Dunsland Cross (Devon)
EX22 7YT

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Subjects

  • Disability

Course programme

Training Course Content

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

  • Lesson One
    • Introduction
      • History of Disability
      • Treatment
      • Image and Classification
      • Disability Models
      • Defining Disability
      • Barriers
      • Spotlight: Douglas Bader
  • Lesson Two
    • Politics and Disability
      • Disability Rights Movement
      • Rights, not Charity
      • The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
      • Spotlight: Helen Keller
  • Lesson Three
    • Disability in the Media
      • Media Categories
      • Spotlight: Robert David Hall
  • Lesson Four
    • Work, Rest and Play
      • Work
      • Rest
      • Play
      • Spotlight: Tanni Grey-Thompson
  • Lesson Five
    • Care
      • Standards of Care
      • The NHS under Pressure
      • The Alternative
      • Spotlight: The Carers
  • Lesson Six
    • Disability Etiquette
      • Language
      • Etiquette Guidelines
      • Good Customer Care
      • Spotlight: Adam Hills
  • Lesson Seven
    • Empowerment and Advocacy
      • Citizenship
      • Political Rights
      • Empowerment
      • Advocacy
      • Spotlight: Lord Alf Morris
  • Lesson Eight
    • Coming to Terms with Disability
      • Adjustment
      • The Negative
      • Learning to Cope
      • Double Discrimination
      • Gender
      • Spotlight: Teddy Pendergrass
  • Lesson Nine
    • Independenceand Inclusion
      • Independence
      • Importance of Control
      • Inclusion
      • Spotlight: Assistance Dogs
  • Lesson Ten
    • Positive Intervention and Interaction
      • Enabling Intervention
      • The Care Professional
      • The Business Professional
      • The Individual
      • Spotlight: Dr Ludwig Guttman

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Expenses

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Instalment plans are available.

Disability Issues

Price on request