Disability, Equality and Human Rights

Alison Harris

• Publisher: Oxfam
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN: 9780855984854
• eBook ISBN: 9780855987046
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Global Development Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

This book's basic premise is that disabled people themselves know best what their needs are and that they should be involved in the planning and delivery of relief and development initiatives. The most effective support that agencies can offer is to empower them to claim their basic human rights and their civil and legal rights. The text is based on the experience of Oxfam staff working before, during and after the crisis in Kosovo; but its principles and practical training materials can be applied far more widely. Case studies from Africa and Asia arising from the work of Action and Disability and Development (ADD) show how the values of equality, empowerment and autonomy that are promoted by the social model of disability are universal in their relevance. It suggests practical materials particularly useful to trainers working in geographically isolated areas without access to sophisticated equipment. Most activities and exercises can be adapted for use in groups of people with a wide range of impairments and educational levels.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Introduction
• 1 Disability and development: an overview of the issues
• 2 What is ‘Disability Equality’?
• 3 Working with disabled people’s organisations
• 4 Guidelines for good practice
• 5 The Disability Equality Training of Trainers (DETOT) course
• 6 Outline of the training materials
• 7 Preparing for the workshop andforming the group
• 8 Facilitation skills
• 9 Disability Equality in practice
• 10 Action planning
• 11 Evaluation
• 12 Case studies
• 13 Some useful quotations
• 14 Sample workshop agendas
• 15 Conclusion
• Resources
• Appendix Oxfam’s policy on disability
• General index
• Index of training methods