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Footsteps 49

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

In this issue we look at a very complex subject. There are many different kinds of disability which range from minor ones that others may not notice, to life-threatening ones. In a few pages we are not attempting to give very much practical information. Instead, we have chosen to concentrate on our own attitudes to those with disabilities. Each one of us can change our way of thinking, our way of responding, our way of ensuring that people with disabilities are fully included in our communities. Many with disabilities have learnt to accept their situation, but they often find it much harder to cope with the attitudes of those around them.

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by Aisha Yousafzai, Maria Kangere and Sheila Wirz. A disability can result from many kinds of medical conditions and will limit the activities in which a person can participate. People with disabilities are frequently ignored by their communities. H... More >>

Disabilities: knowing your true value  At a consultation on disability in Oxford 1998, it was said: ‘We want our disabilities to be seen as part of the rich diversity that God has created. We want to be given the dignity that God has given us in our... More >>

by Rachel M Smith. Cambodia has one of the highest rates of people with disabilities in the world, partly a result of years of war and civil conflict. Nearly half of Cambodia’s population is under the age of 18, so many people with disabilities in C... More >>

by Katharina Haller. One of the most important things to consider when supporting people with disabilities, is the need to encourage their family and community to help them find their rightful place in society. Medical help is not enough. The attitu... More >>

In this issue we look at a very complex subject. There are many different kinds of disability which range from minor ones that others may not notice, to life-threatening ones. In a few pages we are not attempting to give very much practical informati... More >>

There are an estimated 50 million people with epilepsy in the world. The majority of them (85%) live in the developing world, where there is often considerable discrimination due to ignorance about the condition and many difficulties in getting effec... More >>

by Susie Hart. In 1997 I spent three months at a L’Arche community in Kampala, Uganda. L’Arche is a Christian organisation that provides a lifelong family environment for people with learning difficulties, living together with one another and their ... More >>

Networking to help people I want to thank Pas a Pas for linking me with a partner who has encouraged me in my work with people with disabilities. He is Mr Robert Scott of the Global Campaign against Epilepsy. They want to work with health and develo... More >>

1. Problems and prejudices People with disabilities are often made to feel excluded from society. We use the image of a closed door to show that negative attitudes towards these people mean that they are not given the skills or the opportunities tha... More >>

A Curriculum Guide for Teaching Young Learning Disabled Children by Robert Deller This is a very useful and practical curriculum developed for those working with children who have mental disabilities. The curriculum uses a system of checklists to he... More >>

by Michael Duggan and Paul Draper. Like many remote places in the world, the island of Rodrigues, 350 miles NE of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, has a number of poor people with disabilities. The island is only eight miles by four miles in size with... More >>

Having a child with disabilities is a challenge for all parents, whether they see the child as a punishment or, rightly, as a gift from God. Although most parents care for these children in the sense of keeping them warm, sheltered and fed, there is ... More >>


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