1. “Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” Hilary Hinton Traistaru Ecaterina

2. Table of contents What is disability ? Types of disabilities Accessibility Disability and access to education Example 1 Example 2

3. What is disability ? Those who have physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participations in society on an equal basis with others. Is an umbrella term: Body structure and function (and impairment thereof), Activity limitations, Participation restrictions.

4. Learning disabilities Mobility or orthopedic impairements Health impairements Mental illness or emotional disturbance Hearing impairements Blindness and visual impairements Speech or language impairements People with disability may include

5. Disability The medical model is based on the persons “impairement” and “lack of ability” The social model shifts the focus onto “disability” due to surrounding barriers created by society (be social environmental and atitudinal)

6. According to the World Health Organisation “any restriction or lack (resulting from any impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range cosidered normal for a human being”

7. Accessibility Defined as the “ability to access” the functionality, and possible benefit, of some system or entity and is used to describe the degree to which a prodact such as a device, service, environment is accessible by as many people as possible.

8. Accessibility The term is used for: 1. International human rights instrument of the United Nations –intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities ( Convention on the Rightss of Persons with Disabilities). 2. Universal design -meant to produce buildings, products and anvironments that are inherently accessible to both people without disabilities and people with disabilities.

9. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, recognizes accessibilty as a basic human right. 1. Education 2. Employment 3. Government 4. Commerce 5. Health care 6. Recreation Access to:

10. Access to education of students Students with disability require everything that other students need: Clear information about course requirements, Guidance regarding their rights and responsibilities, Advice about the learning and support options available to them.

11. Access to education of students Should be: Teaching and learning spaces, libraries, and computer facilities Housing, recreational facilities and commercial outlets. Transport between campusses, parking bays and drop- off points. Fire, evacuations, health, safety and security provision.

12. It is: 1. Directly determined by the design or construction of the bilding Steps, stairways, kerbs Floors and pavings Doors and gates Toilets and washing facilities Lighting and ventilation Weelchair ramps

13. It is: 2. Indirectly by technology -Web accesibility- can perceive, understand, navigate and interact with the Web. - Assistive tehnology- devices, tools, hardware and software -Computer Access What is new !- offers unprecedented access to information and interaction Assistive Technology - CATS

14. Eexample for 1 The Equality Act 2010 in UK Parliament of the United Kingdom It provides legal rights for disabled people in the areas of: Employment Education Access to goods, services and facilities including larger private clubs and land based transport services Buying and renting land or property Functions of public bodies, for example the issuing of licences

15. To eliminate discrimination in the areas of: work, accommodations, education, Ensure equal treatment before the law Peomote community understanding Example 2 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Parliment of Australia

16. About higher education: Additional Support for Students with Disabilities (ASSD) To provide high costs for educational support equipment to students to enable them to participate in higher education Encourage efficient and affective use equipment and education resource to support students with disability

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