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Disability and use of appropriate language in educational settings 2013 MATE Conference Marrakech Dr. Paul Lynch Monday 28 January 2013
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Disability and use of appropriate language in
educational settings
2013 MATE ConferenceMarrakech
Dr. Paul LynchMonday 28 January 2013
The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind by Pieter Bruegel, 1568
The Cripples – Bruegel 1569
‘Institute of Defectology’ (1930s) – Lev Vygotsky
The philosophy of the Russian teams always focuses on ‘correcting' the child to make him of her "normal" rather than assisting with his or her functional limitation in adapting to the environment or adapting the environment to make it accessible to the child with a disability.
The Cripples – L.S. Lowry 1949
Oscar Pistorius makes Olympic history in 400m at
London 2012
World Health Organisation
1980 Version - ICIDH
Manual of classification relating to the consequences of disease’ (and injuries and other ‘disorders’)
Impairments, Disabilities Handicaps
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2001 Version - ICF
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health relating to ‘ability’ and ‘performance’
Models of disability
Medical model Person is ‘suffering’ from
an illness/disability Body condition will
reduce ‘quality of life’ Focuses on limitations Find ways to adapt to the
environment Need for compassion
Social model Society - main
contributory factor in disabling people
Remove barriers that disable by making adjustments
Difference is celebrated
Language around ‘Disability’
Unacceptable language Cripple Handicap Spastic Physically challenged Mentally challenged Retardation (acceptable
in USA) Unfortunate child
More acceptable language Physical disabilities Learning disabilities
(medical) Learning difficulties
(education) Sensory impairment
– Visual impairment– Hearing impairment– deafblind
Stee
You could add here 'suffering from' it's a common description (especially in medical circles)now frowned on. Eg suffering from mental handicap). Very negative view of disability, medical modelof disability as a disease etc.)
Encouraging positive language around the school
School policy – anti-bullying Discussion on what is acceptable and
unacceptable language in the classroom as part of language lesson
People who are blind experience the world differently but can be equally fulfilling
Ways of celebrating difference
Thank you
Paul Lynch
School of Education
University of Birmingham
