Introductory awareness of inclusion and disability Unit 103 Miller and Katz (2002) defined inclusion as: “.. a sense of belonging: feeling respected, valued for who you are; feeling a level of supportive energy and commitment from others so that you can do your best.”

Learning objectives unit 103: What the term ‘Inclusion’ means Show how inclusion is an important part of the principles and values of health and social care What the term ‘Disability’ means Identify barriers in the local area that may prevent inclusion, and suggest ways that these barriers can be overcome Describe the behaviours that would help to promote inclusion and give examples Task: Word search Disability and Illness.

What is Inclusion? Inclusion = INCLUDE Inclusion at its simplest is ‘the state of being included’ but it is a bit more complicated than that… It is used to promote the idea that all people should be freely and openly accommodated without restrictions or limitations of any kind. It is described by some as the practice of ensuring that people feel they belong, are engaged, and connected. Miller and Katz (2002) defined inclusion as: “.. a sense of belonging: feeling respected, valued for who you are; feeling a level of supportive energy and commitment from others so that you can do your best.” It is about valuing all individuals, giving equal access and opportunity to all and removing discrimination and other barriers to involvement.

Inclusion Now write your own definition of Inclusion, what does it mean to you? Remember to include these words: Include and involve Individuality Engaging Belonging Respected Supported Valued and cared for Positive attitudes

Why is inclusion important to the principles and values of health and social care? Remember the values and principles we have discussed previously, we must now think about how these values and principles relate to inclusion and inclusive practice. Diversity – promotes and understanding of how each individual is unique Person Centred approaches – gives the individual the right to make choices and decisions for themselves Partnership – promotes the possibility for people to access different services and involves everyone working towards the same goal

Why is inclusion important to the principles and values of health and social care? Respect – promotes treating everyone as we would like to be treated Anti discrimination – we must not believe that all people with disabilities are the same we must treat them as individuals in our care In the Health and Social Care profession we must care, it must be important to us that people are cared for properly and that they are able to access all services. Having principles and values are important always. Think about how you would feel if no one cared and didn’t involve you? Imagine this happening to someone in your family. Looking at your previous handbook, write about one more principle or value that you feel is important when considering Inclusion.

What is meant by the term ‘Disability’? Disabled = NOT ABLE Disability is not the same as impairment, it generally relates to a limited ability to participate in certain activities or aspects of day to day life. Disabilities may relate to physical, sensory, cognitive or emotional aspects of an individual’s life. A disability can occur at anytime within a persons life, you are not necessarily born with a disability.

What is meant by the term ‘Disability’? From the list decide which are disabilities and which are illnesses: Downs syndrome, AIDS, Cancer, Quadriplegic (paralysed), Autistic, Diabetes, Blind and Arthritis. Write a short sentence about what you think ‘Disability’ means. Task: Classroom Poster

Barriers to Inclusion A barrier is something physical or behavioural that prevents someone with a disability from accessing services. As we have previously discussed EVERYONE has a right to be included and this is why barriers must be overcome. There are two types of barriers: Physical Behavioural Guest Speaker - Barriers

Physical Barriers Kerbs Stairs Doors Narrow toilets Steps onto transport Narrow parking bays Cobbled or gravel pathways High shelving or objects such as switches etc. Task: We will now assess the college grounds what barriers can you identify? Write a list as you go around. Imagine you are blind or paralysed.

Behavioural barriers Negative attitudes towards disabled people Name calling Patronising behaviour Pity Ignorance Judging people Old fashioned ideas or terminology Task: Terminology Quiz

How can we over come these barriers? Physical Barrier Solution Kerb Stairs Doors Narrow toilets Steps onto transport High shelving or objects such as switches etc.

How can we over come these barriers? Behavioural barrier Solution Negative attitudes Name calling Pity Judging people Old fashioned ideas or terminology

Assignment brief: Task A: Leaflet You have been asked to find out about local facilities and services in your area, looking at what barriers might exist for those with different disabilities who wish to access and use them. Use your findings to write a leaflet which provides information on inclusion and disability. Your leaflet should: Explain what the term ‘inclusion’ means Show how inclusion is an important part of the principles and values of health and social care Explain what the term ‘disability’ means

Assignment brief: Identify the barriers in your local area that may prevent inclusion Suggest ways that these barriers can be overcome Describe behaviours that would help to promote inclusion, including examples. Remember to present this assignment as a leaflet, remember to put your name on it and each bullet point MUST be included in order to pass. You can include images and the leaflet must be relevant to the area in which you live in.