ELPIDA Course - English

“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.”– Mahatma Ghandi

Purpose

The purpose of this section is to highlight the importance of safeguarding the rights of people with intellectual disability.

We intend to focus on:

·         Legal context.  ‘Subjects’ with rights, not ‘objects’ of charity
·         Achievements and challenges
·         What can we do to bridge the existing gap between policy and practice?
·         Human Rights in action – Self-advocacy
·         Human Rights in action – Person-centred planning
·         From service users to contributing citizens

Expected results

In this section you will:

·         Learn about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and what are the main rights

·         Learn why the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is important

·         Be introduced to the principles and importance of self-advocacy, person-centred planning and citizenship

ACTIVITY

Please refer to the human rights presented in the previous section and list all the rights that you believe your child has already found or will find difficult to exercise in the future.