AR&TTs challenge 2013 - Understanding Disability Workshop Part 1

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Understanding disability

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About the Trainer

Bala S Rajaratnam

Manager/Project, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) Ph.D (Medicine), M.App.Sc (Phty), B.App.Sc (Phty), G.Dip BA

Co-Founder, National AR&TTs challenge Singapore (2nd Season) India Malaysia

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Module 1Module 1 Understanding Disability

Learning Objectives Disability facts. Common types of disability. Myths !!

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Disability Facts Population living with disabilities

World Health Organization: 15% (1 billion people) (World Health Organisation 2011: World report on Disability).

Disability population is at record high

Ageing population, chronic diseases, obesity, excellent healthcare

Employment: 13 per cent of working age persons with disability

hold degree-level qualifications http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/disability-statistics-and-research/disability-facts-and-figures.php

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DISABILITY MYTHS?


DISABILITY MYTHS?

Never limited one from living a fruitful

life.

Professor Stephen W. Hawking stated in the forward of the World report on Disability (2011): “Disability need not be an obstacle to success. I have had motor neuron disease for all my adult life. Yet it has not prevented me from having a prominent career in astrophysics and a happy family life…….In fact we have a moral duty to remove the barrier to participation, and to invest sufficient fund and resources to unlock the vast potential of people with disabilities” (World Health Organisation 2011: World report on Disability. page 3.)

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"Disability is not a brave struggle or ‘courage in the face of adversity.’

Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live." Neil Marcus

(Video)


Common Disabilities: Physical Musculoskeletal

Loss, Injury or Deformity of Limbs, Muscular Dystrophy, etc.

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Amputation

Spina Bifida


Neuromuscular Degenerative Disease Neuromuscular degenerative disease are a group of

inherited disorders that involve muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue, which get worse over time.

Muscular Dystrophy


Neurological

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Cerebral Palsy

Spinal Cord Injury

Stroke/TBI


Common Disabilities: Visual Impairment

161 million people have visual impairment(total blindness, low vision & Colour blindness)

37 million total blindness, 124 million low vision in 2003 75 million total blindness, 200 million low vision by 2020 (Source: WHO)

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Until now reading aids for the visually impaired and the blind have had limited capabilities. OrCam has launched an intuitive camera-based system intended to give the visually impaired the ability to read, recognize faces, identify objects, locate bus numbers and monitor traffic lights.

Future for Persons with Visual Impaired


Common Disabilities: Hearing Impairment About 8% of the population

have hearing impairment

Hearing loss is highly associated with age

More male than female suffer from hearing problem.

Kinect technology & sign language

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International Symbol for Deafness


Common Disabilities: Speech Impairment People who cannot use their

speech to communicate effectively Voice, Speech & Language problems

Common causes Deaf Brain trauma (CP, stroke, etc.) Voice production deficiency (throat,

vocal cord, tongue, etc.)

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Devices:Accessibility features on SMART Phone 8


Common Disabilities: Intellectual A person who has an

intellectual disability has low levels of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Mild intellectual disability:

IQ between 50 and 70 Moderate intellectual

disability: IQ between 35 to 49

Severe intellectual disability: IQ below 34

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Education

AR&TTs challenge 2013 - Understanding Disability Workshop Part 1