Disability Studies Assignment

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Disability Studies Assignment

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DISABILITY STUDIES 2Introduction Disability can be defined as any recurring condition that limits daily activities (Goodley 2016); itcan be permanent or temporary, disability in most instances brings about a significantly reduced capability of the victim to learning, human interaction, and communication (Goodley 2016). Disability studies basically describe the idea of disability as a cultural, social and political portent (Gilham 2016). Disability studies focus on understanding disability representation in the society. The disabled in the society share a common characteristic which is; how the society in which they are in treats them. The disabled can be the blind, deaf, slow learners, dump and those using wheelchairs. The UNCRPD has outlined articles that have been of great importance to the disabled. The articles are as discussed below.Living Independently and Being Included In the SocietyThis article recognizes that every person living with disability should be accorded equal rights in the community. The persons living with the disability shall get full involvement and interaction with the community with ease. The article outlines the following:a. People living with disability have a right to choose where to live and whom they live with, they should not be forced to live in seclusion or any other living arrangement.b. Persons living with disability need personal assistance to support living and participation in community building, this helps prevent loneliness or isolation from the community.c. Persons with disability have access to community facilities and services in equal measure.Sociologist Erving Goffman mainly emphasized on the theatrical nature of our social performance, hence his depiction of dramaturgical. He was not a symbolic interactionist, but

DISABILITY STUDIES 3upon G.H.Mead influence on him, Goffman was intrigued. Mead helped Goffman distinguish between ‘I’ and ‘me’ thereby making Goffman understand himself. The UNCRPD article tries to address the need for the persons with disability to be all round through inclusion and prevent segregation in the community. The true measure for any community is only found in how it treats the disadvantaged in the society (Valente 2017). Goffman, on the other hand, has defined through Mead, on LO the importance of understanding oneself for a better living with other people. Health According to this article, all individuals living with disability have equal rights to accessing the highest level of health without any form of partiality. The article requires state parties to:a) Offer affordable health care including reproductive health and community based public health programs.b) Provide special health attention specifically for the people living with a disability. This is necessary to prevent further disabilities and complications especially among children and older people.c) Advice the health professionals to give their best when it comes to handling the disabled as others, this can be done through training and create awareness of ethical standards in the healthcare system.d) Ensure there is no any form of discrimination against people with disabilities on life insurance and health insurances covers, the covers should be provided fairly and without partiality.

DISABILITY STUDIES 4When persons with disability are kind of being denied access to proper health, they may feel stigmatized or even segregated. Wolfensberger on his principle of normalization said: “The normalization principle means making available to all people with disability patterns of life and conditions of everyday living which are as close as possible to the regular circumstances and ways of life or society.” Health to the disabled is very fundamental and should not be debated against (Mirza 2017). Wolfensberger went ahead to define another principle, the principle of Social Role Valorization, he said “the application of what science can tell us about the enablement, establishment, enhancement, maintenance and/or defense of valued social roles for people.” LO The two aforementioned principles are essential and should be applied in order to realize a fair ground for the people with disability when it comes to health provision.Education The UNCRPD article on education recognizes the rights of people living with disability on matters of education, education is important to all, more especially to the disabled, the disabled have a right to get a special education since their lifelong opportunities are limited. The effectiveness of special education is what defines the outcomes from the disabled (Baldwin 2017). The article outlines the following:a. People with disability to access proper development of the sense of dignity and self-believe.b. Persons with disability should be helped to develop their personality, talents, and innovations, education will help in developing their mental ability to live comfortably.c. Persons with disability should not be isolated from any education system based on disability.Free primary education should also apply to the disabled children.

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