ATTITUDES TOWARDS DISABILITY

Some people are born with or develop various forms of disability, which has an impact on their lives. Many such people have said, however, that their biggest problem is not the so called disability but the societal attitude towards them. Do your research and discover the extent of the problem and what can be done about it. You will need to discuss the problem itself and then suggest solutions.

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         The impact of beliefs and attitudes towards people with disabilities in Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvN1tVeDrOc

·         Attitudes and disability http://www.thrivectr.org/attitudes-and-disability/  Remember to scroll down.

Reading material to make notes on:

·         Past and Present Perceptions Towards Disability: A Historical Perspective http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/3197/3068

·         Changing Attitudes towards People with Disabilities https://www.unicef.org/disabilities/index_66543.html Click on the titles to the left of the screen to read all the articles and watch the related videos.

Videos to watch and take notes from:

·         Attitudes to disability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS-rWA0_1OE

·         The truth about growing up disabled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvNOzJ7x8qQ

·         Let’s change the way we think about disability | Joel Dembe | TEDxMississauga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHOCc6Z8Ig

·         Our fight for disability rights and why we're not done yet | Judith Heumann | TEDxMidAtlantic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABFpTRlJUuc

·         Able Privilege, Re-Conceptualizing Disability: Alan Larson at TEDxSFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX9tgr7yfwo