This subject provides the theoretical underpinnings of the current disability landscape. It gives you a strong conceptual foundation for thinking about the contemporary position of people with disability in society and its comparison with an earlier historic period, understanding the aims of current disability policies and the nature of specialist … For more content click the Read more button below.
This subject provides the theoretical underpinnings of the current disability landscape. It gives you a strong conceptual foundation for thinking about the contemporary position of people with disability in society and its comparison with an earlier historic period, understanding the aims of current disability policies and the nature of specialist disability and mainstream service systems available to people with a disability. You will consider different models for understanding disability and the way these frame the 'problem' of disability, policy aspirations and services. The key features of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the National Disability Strategy (NDS) as major reforms and their implications for professionals working in mainstream or specialist services will be explored. You will examine the conceptual differences between impairment and disability, the interplay between these, and the rationale for impairment specific knowledge in adjusting social settings such as schools, places of employment or community groups to be inclusive of people with disabilities.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Learning resources
Recommended - Book - Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited
Title:Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited
Resource requirement:Recommended
Author/editor:Shakespeare, T.
Year:2014
Publisher:Routledge: Abingdon
Prescribed - Book - Disability: The Basics
Title:Disability: The Basics
Resource requirement:Prescribed
Author/editor:Shakespeare, T.
Year:2018
Publisher:Routledge
Recommended - Book - Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies
Title:Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies
Resource requirement:Recommended
Author/editor:Watson, N., Roulstone, A., Thomas, C.
Year:2012
Publisher:Routledge: Abingdon
Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Graduate capabilities
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
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Analyse the interaction between the concepts of impairment and disability.
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Critically appraise perspectives on the citizenship of people with disability in society with an earlier historic period.
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Interpret and transmit knowledge about the theoretical models of disability embedded in current disability policies.
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Evaluate the changes that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS and the National Disability Strategy (NDS brings to mainstream service systems.
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Critically reflect on different models of disability from different perspectives and their influence on individual practice, policy and programs.
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Critique the extent to which services are responsive to people with disabilities and reflect the principles that underpin them.
Learning activities
You will undertake a range of learning activities including online forum discussions, and written proposals. These are designed to achieve and assess your performance in alignment with the subject’s intended learning outcomes
