Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• By Dr David Lee
• VUT
• 2001

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Access to citizenship
• Voting booths are now required to make provision
  for people with disabilities and access to
  parliamentary session is possible

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Access to the built environment
• Health providers, educational institutions,
  community halls and centers, to provide access
  for wheel chairs
• Covers pathways, buildings, car-parks and toilets

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Access to education
• Some facilities that help may include
• Adjustable desks
• Rearrangement of classroom furniture
• hands-free telephone
• computer software to assist in communication

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Enlarged text monitors
• voice recognition and voice output
• integration aids to assist with note taking

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Access to employment
• Non-discriminatory selection criteria
• sensitive interviewing techniques
• active encouragement to apply for higher duties
• reasonable attempts to meet the requirements of
  the person with the disability

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Access to independent living
• use of aids and appliances for people with
  physical disabilities and various organisations
  for people with specific disabilities that can
  offer the most appropriate advice

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Living Environment and Its Effects on Disabled

• Access to transport
• Modified taxis, buses, and other forms of public
  transport

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Group Work

• Group into small groups of maximum 5 students
• Make a list of community organisation supports
  available to disable persons
• Choice one organisation that is different from
  other groups

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Group Work

• Make a detail list of the organizations
• 1. Aims
• 2. Services provided
• 3. Contact numbers and address
• Spend 45 minutes for research organising
  presentation
• Spend 15 minutes to present in the class