Disability and Participation
Overview
Study in the Disability and Participation major/minor is offered by the Sydney School of Health Sciences. Units of study are interdisciplinary and offered at the standard level.
About the major/minor
Disability is ubiquitous in the community. No part of the political, cultural, social and economic landscape is untouched by the contribution or needs of people with disability.
The Disability and Participation major/minor will help students across all disciplines develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that will underpin informed collaboration to reduce these inequalities and support inclusion and participation of people with disability in everyday life.
The Disability and Participation major/minor will also introduce concepts that underpin the perceptions and experience of disability from person-centred and citizen-community perspectives. The major/minor acknowledges and seeks to counteract outdated historical depictions of people with disability as objects for study or people with disorders to be “managed”. It recognises the importance of social constructs in creating disability and disability as a human rights issue that can impact health and participation in everyday life. Practical strategies that have been and could be used to facilitate participation in real-world settings will be explored, including:
- advocacy
- collaborative dialogue and partnership
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approaches to health and healing
- culturally safe disability practice and understanding of disability in multicultural settings; use of everyday technologies, and
- local/ international community development.
Contact and further information
For further information about the Disability and Participation major or minor, please contact the Sydney School of Health Sciences.
Email: Sydney School of Health Sciences
