scholarly journals Strategies Used by Teachers in Readiness for Mainstreaming of Learners with Special Needs in Public Primary Schools in Masaba South Sub County. A Case Study of Kisii County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Jeremiah M. Moruri ◽  
Naftali K. Rop ◽  
Ruth J. Choge
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
Special Needs Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

Mainstreaming is a concept and practice of educating learners with challenges in regular education settings. Mainstreaming advocates for education of all categories of learners without discriminating the specific group of individuals with disabilities. The study sought to assess strategies used by teachers in readiness for mainstreaming of learners with special needs in public primary schools in Masaba South Sub County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study was underpinned by the Social Model of Disability theory. Simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 234 teachers while purposive sampling was used to select the 25 headteachers from the schools which were used in the study. Questionnaires were employed for data collection. A pilot study was carried out in one of the schools within the study area. The study adopted survey research design to investigate the study variables. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used in analyzing data. The findings of the study found out that teachers’ attitude, professional development and experience influence mainstreaming. The study also observed that for mainstreaming to be achieved, the curriculum needs to be structured, teachers should be trained in special needs education, and the school environment should meet the needs of learners with special needs. It is recommendable that the government and all education stakeholders should jointly enhance expansion of facilities in the already established schools. This will encourage all teachers, trained or not to be ready to handle all categories of learners in the mainstream settings in Masaba South Sub County.

scholarly journals ULAMA-DIFABEL: MENARASIKAN EKSPRESI KULTURAL MASYARAKAT BANJAR DALAM LENSA STUDI DISABILITAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Barkatullah Amin
Keyword(s):  
Social Model ◽  
Social Constructs ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
Religious Doctrine ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Culture Education

Ulama in Banjar society take place as religious elite whose roles are very important. They used to be treated specially in practice, like being honored and respected. However, what if there is Ulama who is physically and mentally different (difabel). Do people treat differently? How do people then perceive it? This paper aims to see how the attitudes and views of people in the Banjar community towards the “Ulama-Difabel” – Islamic scholars with disabilities who participate in religious and community activities. This is a qualitative research with ethnography approach. It uses social model of disability theory. the results of this study explain that although the government has ratified the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 19 of 2011 concerning the Ratification of the CRPD, however, it cannot be called as the sole reason for the establishment of an inclusive paradigm that develops in society in a dominant way. In spite of that, the Banjar people interpret the existence of diffable scholars as a transcendent phenomenon because of the normative influence, metaphysical, and theological (Islam Banjar) views which both encourage each other to form social constructs with a paradigm of the Social Model of Disability in Banjar society. This phenomenon is also affected by some factors like people’s understanding toward diffabled condition, culture, education, and religious doctrine accepted. Ulama dalam masyarakat Banjar menempati posisi sebagai elit keagamaan yang perannya sangat penting. Sehingga pada praktiknya ulama sering mendapatkan perlakuan spesial, seperti dimuliakan dan dihormati. Namun, bagaimana jika ada ulama yang memiliki perbedaan pada fisik ataupun mentalnya (difabel), apakah perlakuan masyarakat menjadi berbeda? Bagaimana kemudian masyarakat mempersepsikannya? Paper ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana sikap dan pandangan masyarakat Banjar terhadap Ulama-Difabel yang turut serta dalam kegiatan keagamaan maupun kemasyarakatan. Kajian ini bersifat kualitatif dengan pendekatan etnografi. Pisau analisisnya menggunakan teori Social Model of Disability. Hasil kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa meskipun pemerintah telah meratifikasi Undang-Undang Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 19 Tahun 2011 tentang Pengesahan CRPD, tetapi hal itu tidak bisa disebut sebagai satu-satunya alasan terbentuknya paradigma inklusif yang berkembang dalam masyarakat, yang  kemudian mempengaruhi cara pandang masyarakat secara dominan, tetapi lebih dari itu, masyarakat Banjar memaknai keberadaan Ulama-Difabel sebagai fenomena transenden, karena dipengaruhi oleh pandangan-pandangan normatif, metafisik dan teologis (Islam Banjar) yang kemudian keduanya saling mendorong terbangunnya konstruksi sosial berparadigma Social Model of Disability pada masyarakat Banjar. Fenomena ini juga dipengaruhi oleh faktor-faktor seperti; pemahaman masyarakat terhadap kondisi difabel itu sendiri, budaya, pendidikan, dan doktrin keagamaan yang diterima.

scholarly journals Wcielić się nie znaczy zrozumieć. Krytyczna refleksja o symulacjach niepełnosprawności

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Albin
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Disability Awareness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Tragedy

This paper gives critical consideration to the so-called disability simulations, a widespread practice during disability awareness trainings, conducted in different age groups: for students of primary schools, high schools, administrative staff, cultural institutions, etc. It is commonly believed that „embodiment” into a person with disabilities can have a positive impact on attitudes towards people with disabilities. On the other hand, some activists and researchers claim that such disability simulations can reinforce prejudices and negative stereotypes, portraying disability as an individual experience and personal tragedy. This stands against the notion of the social model of disability. Using an autoethnographic perspective, the author, basing herself, among other things, on her own experience as a trainer, analyses the practice of disability simulations trainings. The aim of the analysis is not only to take a critical look at what is becoming a common method of teaching about disability, but also to look for alternatives that promote social understanding of disability.

scholarly journals An Overview of Current Library Support for Readers with Special Needs

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-56
Author(s):  
Katherine Read
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
The Social ◽  
Library Support

The Social Model of Disability sees “disabled people disabled by physical, organisational and/or attitudinal/behavioural barriers in society. For instance it is not an inability to climb stairs that excludes wheelchair users from accessing the different floors of a library but the fact that a lift or ramp is not provided in the first place” (Jones, 2002)

scholarly journals MODELO SOCIAL NA PERSPECTIVA DA EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Caroline Becker ◽  
Alexandre Guilherme Anselmo
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Special Needs Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Education Medical ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Inclusive Society

Este artigo apresenta a perspectiva do modelo social como possibilidade de transcendência do modelo médico na educação inclusiva. Tem por objetivo promover uma reflexão sobre a ideia de que uma educação inclusiva implica em pensar em uma sociedade inclusiva. Apresenta ainda diferenças sobre as perspectivas dos modelos médico e social dentro da educação inclusiva e suas implicações diante dos processos inclusivos. Para analisar a temática, como referencial teórico, realizou-se pesquisa sobre estudos na área da educação inclusiva, em especial sobre perspectivas do modelo médico e do modelo social na educação inclusiva, contextualizados dentre as legislações e histórico da educação inclusiva mundial. Como conclusão, apresenta contribuições da educação, na perspectiva do modelo social, entendendo a importância das ações escolares serem pautadas nas potencialidades dos alunos e não na deficiência. Ressalta-se ainda que o modelo social transcende o modelo médico, por compreender o sujeito de forma integral, na busca de estratégias para seu pleno desenvolvimento, com respeito às diversidades das demandas e à garantia de direitos.Palavras-chave: Educação Inclusiva. Inclusão. Modelo Médico. Modelo Social.ABSTRACTThis article presents the perspective of the social model as a possibility of transcendence of the medical model in inclusive education. Its purpose is to explore the idea that inclusive education implies thinking about an inclusive society. It also presents differences on the perspectives of medical and social models within inclusive education and their implications for inclusive processes.To analyze the theme, a research was conducted on studies in the area of inclusive educationwith a special view to the medical and social model in inclusive education, considering legislations and history of inclusive education worldwide. As a conclusion, contributions of education are presented from the perspective of the social model, mastering the importance of school actions being based on students’ potential, not on their disability.It is also noteworthy that the social model surpasses the medical model because it understands the subject as a whole and pursuits strategy for their development concerning the variety of demands and guarantee of rights.Keywords: Inclusive Education. Special Needs Education. Medical Model. Social Model.

Defining the status “person with a disability” in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
O. Polumysna
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Special Child ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ordinary Person ◽  
Medical Indications

Polumysna O. Defining the status “person with a disability” in UkraineThe article finds that the term “person with a disability” has constantly evolved, the attitude of society towards a person with a disability has been constantly changing. The nicknames that society assigned to this category of people, calling them lame, idiots, beggars, lunatics, social outsiders, the mentally retarded, the retarded, scarecrows for the healthy, samovars, etc. are considered. It was found that these names indicated only a person's disability or position in society and did not identify him as an ordinary person with his own needs and problems to be solved. In the twentieth century, only how able / incapable a person is came to the fore. At the end of the XX – beginning of the XXI century in many countries society began to pay attention not only to the medical indications of people with disabilities, but began to talk about the equality of these people in society, i.e. the implementation of the social model of disability. It is noted that the use of the words in-valid, dis-ability, mal-formation already fosters in society a negative attitude towards people with disabilities. It has been studied that the vast majority of researchers called people with disabilities “people with disabilities”, “people with special needs”, “people with disabilities”. In addition, there are sharper statements such as “abnormal student with disabilities”, “child with defects”, “special child”. After the law was passed in 2017, most scholars began using the term “person with a disability”. It was found that people with disabilities living in Ukraine ask not to be called autistic, cerebral palsy, downs, people with special needs, disabilities, and put a person first, and then his disability. There has been and in fact there is no consensus between society, scientists and people with disabilities themselves, as they are called, which indicates a certain imbalance and lack or one-sided communication in society.

scholarly journals Graphic illustration of impairment: science fiction, Transmetropolitan and the social model of disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Fictional World ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Graphic Illustration ◽  
Political Apathy ◽  
Key Events

The following paper examines the cyberpunk transhumanist graphic novel Transmetropolitan through the theoretical lens of disability studies to demonstrate how science fiction, and in particular this series, illustrate and can influence how we think about disability, impairment and difference. While Transmetropolitan is most often read as a scathing political and social satire about abuse of power and the danger of political apathy, the comic series also provides readers with representations of impairment and the source of disability as understood by the Social Model of Disability (SMD). Focusing on the setting and fictional world in which Transmetropolitan takes place, as well as key events and illustration styling, this paper demonstrates that the narrative in this work encompasses many of the same theoretical underpinnings and criticisms of society’s ignorance of the cause of disability as the SMD does. This paper aims, by demonstrating how Transmetropolitan can be read as an allegory for the disabling potential of society as experienced by individuals with impairments, to prompt readers into thinking more creatively about how narratives, seemingly unconcerned with disability, are informed and can be understood via disability theory.

scholarly journals Los jueces como garantes del modelo social de discapacidad: juzgar con perspectiva de vulnerabilidad / Judges as guarantors of the social model of disability: judge with vulnerability perspective

2018 ◽  
pp. 111-126
Author(s):  
María Guadalupe Neder
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Inclusive Society

Las 100 Reglas de Brasilia incluyen, a las personas con discapacidad, dentro de los colectivos de personas que sufren la denegación del acceso a la justicia, a raíz de su situación de vulnerabilidad. Ellas, no son vulnerables a raíz de sus limitaciones personales, sino que son situadas en “condición o situación de vulnerabilidad”, a raíz de la hostilidad actitudinal y física de la sociedad, que no es capaz de incluir y prever las necesidades derivadas de su diversidad en el diseño de una sociedad verdaderamente inclusiva. En este marco, nos preguntamos ¿qué rol debe cumplir el Poder Judicial frente a los obstáculos que se le presenta a una persona con discapacidad en el ejercicio de sus derechos?   The 100 Brasilia Rules include, for people with disabilities, among the groups of people who suffer denial of access to justice, as a result of their situation of vulnerability. They are not vulnerable as a consequence of their personal limitations, but because they are placed in a "condition or situation of vulnerability", as a result of the attitudinal and physical hostility of society, which is unable to include and anticipate the needs derived from their diversity in the design of a truly inclusive society.  In this context, we ask ourselves what role should courts play in face of the obstacles that a person with special needs have in the exercise of their rights?

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