Just like last week when we unpacked what we meant by the word “access”, this week we’ll be exploring the concepts of “care” and “support” and the different meanings that …
In this step we look at sex and disability and some issues around support. There is significant stigma around people with disability and sex. In the above video, Denise Beckwith …
In Weeks 1 and 3, we discussed how ideas of what is “normal” can limit people with disabilities. Like other ideas about what is “normal”, ideas around normal behaviour are …
In this step we explore the one-on-one support provided by a support worker or personal assistant which enables a disabled person to have choice and control in their life. As …
As we will emphasise in this step, understanding support really means understanding someone’s individual situation. In other words, in order to understand support, you need to understand human diversity. In …
In Week 1, we introduced institutionalisation as an example of the history of exclusion of disabled people. In this step, we explore institutionalisation in more detail and examine it in …
In the video above, the guest presenters share their perspectives on support. The overarching message is that we all need support to enable us to flourish. Duncan and Jordanna emphasise …
In the video above, disabled artist Zoe Partington-Sollinger talks about the importance of including disabled people in creative thinking around the design of buildings and spaces. Talking points When it …
Some disability studies scholars argue that working with disability — rather than treating it as an add-on — can drive innovation in designing a more accessible world. In the above …
The presenters in the above video describe how disabled people are excluded across many different forms of access — from employment, to information technology, to communication. We see that there …
Last week we looked at discrimination and the ways in which moral and legal frameworks based on human rights can help prevent different forms of discrimination and enable a good …
In the last step you explored some organisations and individuals who are working to improve accessibility in everyday life. This may be by bringing disabled people together to organise or …
In this video, Denise and Kamala describe how gaining access to sport opened up other opportunities in their lives. As Denise explains, people with disabilities who have participated in sport …
In the video above, Educators Jos Boys and Leanne Dowse discuss why barriers to access for disabled people seem so difficult to shift. Jos suggests the value of the term …
In the above video, Gerard Quinn and Rosemary Kayess tell the story of how the UNCRPD came to fruition, and how it was drafted. Gerard suggests that a separate Convention …