Module 1 – Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum

Implications of Paradigm Shift Individual/Medical to Social/ Human Rights Approach of Disability

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#1: Introduction and The Language we Use

#2: UN DESA and Key Changes in the Paradigm Shift

#3: Traditional ways of thinking about disability and Albinism – a case study

#4: Educating people, Activity 1 and testing a Charity or NG

#5: Medical model and part 1 of the paradigm shift from medical to social

#6: Part 2 of the paradigm shift from medical to social model of disability

#7: Activity 2 – films to watch and diagrams explaining medical and social models

#8: Activity 3 – identifying barriers and Activity 4 – understanding overlap in barriers

#9: A Useful tool for creating an understanding of disability equality

#10: The Human Rights Approach to Disability

#11: What is the difference between the social and the human rights model of disability

#12: Conclusion and Activity 5

#1: Language history – Activity 1

#2: Medical and social model – Activities 2,3 and 4

#3: Human Rights approach – Activity 5

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