Children and teenagers with disabilities. Are they in their cup of tea? Student: Sheludko Victoria Teacher: Pirozhnikova N. V. Moscow, 2019

Purpose Raise pubic awareness on the topic by analyzing integration of students with disabilities in the society. Hypothesis At first glance, disabled children and teenagers have everything they need, but is it really so?

Tasks: Study theoretical resources on the topic, generalize and systemize the collected material. Find out problems occurring to children with disabilities and ways of solving them. Conduct public opinion surveys on the topic.

Who is a disabled person? Any person unable to ensure by himself or herself, wholly or partly, the necessities of a normal individual and/or social life, as a result of deficiency, either congenital or not, in his or her physical or mental capabilities

Disabled people in russia December, 2018 By gender Female 6 476 721 57 % From the total number of disabled Male 4 800 947 43 %

Children’s disability is a highly urgent problem nowadays Children’s disability is a highly urgent problem nowadays. It affects Russia dramatically as well as the rest of the world. According to statistics, there are more than 500000 disabled children under 18 registered in Russia . As you can easily see, these are the huge numbers. The number of children with disabilities increases every year due to the various factors such as: ecological problems, high injury rate, poor medicine level and so on. So that is why I thought this topic to be quite relevant in the reality of our modern world and society, thus I have chosen it as a subject of my project work. data from Rosstat

According to the Russian law, the child or the teenager under 18 is declared disabled in case of having the following signs: The child suffers from the stable body functions’ disorder. The child has some serious health problems, which limit his/her vital activity The child needs social protection.

Types of health disorders Mental disorders Internal organs disorders Visual disorders (eyesight deterioration) Cancer Hearing disorders Physical and sensory disabilities Endocrine disorders

The main problems disabled people face with social and domestic problems psychological problems problems in obtaining education economical problems transportation problems

social and domestic problems These problems are related to the possibility of adaptation to the conditions of life in society Social realization, fulfilling of needs Limited self-service features Inability to dress, to eat, to take personal care, to move independently, to sit down or stand up. Limitation of social role in the family, of social contacts, inability to study and work. The right to use the public transport without paying a fee The right to receive drugs and medical treatment for free The privilege of getting a place in kindergarten, school and university. Free tours to the camps or special medicals centers

problems in obtaining education The problem of education is due to the limited mobility of the disabled person, the availability of information, and the lack of developed infrastructure. Problems of education give rise to problems of employment…

Inclusive education Inclusive education – also called inclusion – is education that includes everyone, with non-disabled and Disabled people (including those with “special educational needs”) learning together in mainstream schools, colleges and universities.

The Cornerstones of inclusive education Every child regardless his/her physical and mental health needs meaningful communication and socialization Every child is a unique and individual personality Everyone can feel and think Everyone needs somebody to lean on Everyone needs friendship, support, mutual understanding and trust of their peers Obtaining valuable education is only possible when there are people cooperating with each other. All the accomplishments of the education are to object on positive results. Privileges when passing state exams Free school diners The right to attend extracurricular clubs without paying a fee Out of turn enrollment to schools and kindergartens. Free psychological help if needed

PRIVILEGES (Help from the government) Material and social support for disabled people. Transport benefits Pension benefits Benefits for medical care, Spa and prosthetic and orthopedic services Housing benefits Benefits for parents and trustees Preferential education and training of disabled children

Transportation problems Transport disability – the unnecessary exclusion of disabled people from current forms of transport. It has a major impact on the lives and life choices of any disabled people. Transport is essential for disabled people to access education, employment, health services, social events and leisure pursuits. A lack of accessible means of transport creates social exclusion for many disabled people.

survey

survey What difficulties do disabled people in the modern world, in your opinion? 7% 5% 6% 8% 10% 34%

psychological problems Disabled people become more and more insular, angry at themselves and others – they become dissatisfied with life. The main problems: Isolation Frustration Inferiority complex Stigmatism

How to solve the problems?

Being the most vulnerable social group, they may suffer greatly. Conclusion Disabled children and teenagers have to deal with a wide variety of problems on a regular basis. Being the most vulnerable social group, they may suffer greatly. However, if all members of our society pool their efforts, we will definitely make a difference, making the life of young people with disabilities way easier and brighter.

Sources http://life-prog.ru/1_23893_sotsialnaya-politika-v-otnoshenii-invalidov.html http://www.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_main/rosstat/ru/statistics/population/healthcare/ http://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_8559 http://www.consultant.ru/law/hotdocs/44926.html http://www.un.org/en/ga/ https://sfri.ru/analitika/chislennost