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OCCP2089: Disability and Decolonising Practices
2025 unit information
This unit of study is driven by Australian societal demands to privilege the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the voices of people with a disability. Decolonisation is at the core of this unit of study and can be defined as a process which “…centres on privileging the voices of Indigenous people and analysing, as well as dismantling the power balances that exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples:” (Gilroy et al 2018 pp 1346). In this unit of study we expand the notion of decolonisation further to one which also centres on privileging the voices of people with a disability and dismantling power imbalances between people with a disability and others. The unit of study draws together contemporary concepts of disability practices, along with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s knowledge, leadership and practice. The overall aim of this unit of study is to introduce students to the concept of decolonisation and the implemention of this concept to deliver culturally responsive disability services. Students will learn how to advocate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as integrate decolonising principles in professional contexts relating to health and disability.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Participation Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Analyse historical, social and political contexts, including how these contexts inform values and beliefs of health professionals, professional bodies and disability organisations.
- LO2. Compare Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s leadership and advocacy with Australian disability service approaches and media sources.
- LO3. Critically reflect on how disability service providers can decolonise practices, including advocacy, to make long-lasting and positive effects on imbalanced social relations and social inequities.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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