Category:2013: Independent Living (page 3)

A 8 Resource Sheet: The origin of negative words associated with disability Afflicted This implies that some higher being has cast a person down (‘affligere’ is Latin for to knock down, to weaken), or is causing them pain or suffering.…

1i. Following a discussion with the class about who are disabled people, students in groups, write down with felt pens on a large sheet of paper, all the words they have ever heard about disabled people. 1ii After sharing their…

A4 Activity on Traditional /Medical /Social Models of Disability  Make the 30 statements below into 30 statements on cards  Mix up the cards  Get groups to sort them under three headings: Traditional, Medical and Social Model Views…

A3 Information and Activity. Who are disabled people? Equality Act Definition. Today we have a legal definition in the 2010 Equality Act which is largely the same as in the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act. This says a person is disabled…

A2 Ways of thinking about disability KS2 Activity Watch the extract and reading of the book ‘Winnie the Witch’ Social Model of Disability The social model of disability says that disability is caused by the way society is organised, rather…

A1 Teachers Guide, Ways of thinking and speaking about Disabled People The models of disability It was the segregation, discrimination and exclusion of disabled people from community life, that led the Disability Movement to challenge the way in which people…

A0 Introduction to NUT web pages for UK Disability History Month (UKDHM)2012 UKDHM formally takes place between 22nd November and 22nd December each year, though many events and activities take place outside this time slot. It is supported by more…