The concept of Exclusion
1. Exclusion
-Desceibe a sate which individuals are unable to participatefully in economic,political,social and cultural.
=> Consists of dynamic,complex,multi-dimensional process driven by unequal power relashinships
interacting across four main dimensions(economic,social,political,cultural)at different levels including
individuals,family,group community,country global levels.
[Link] envolves or symptoms
-Lack of denail of resources,rights,good,services
-Inability or unequal participation
-Unequal access
-Combination of linked problems(unemployment poor housing,high creame,poor health and family-
break down
-Denail of opportunities
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[Link] nature [Link] startification [Link] [Link] [Link](human capital,land and
machinery)
=>Nature of social structure
->Institution and interactions(family,religion,edication,economy politics)-health -psychological
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[Link]:-stability,peace,unity,effective
[Link]:-less no of participation -marginazation -unemployment -inequality -under achievement -less
quality -unimprovement
[Link] of exclusion
-Economic - Background - social - political - psychological - cultural - environmental
[Link] of exclusion
-Age - sex/gender - disability - race/ethnicity - orgin - economic - other status - discrimination - lack of
shared exprience which is membership and relationship
Chapter One
The concept of Inclusion
[Link] of Inclusion
-> Ongoing process to provide quality education and services.
-> It is a process to address or responed for=all persones and respecting diversity- needs - abilities -
behavior - expectations(ግምት)
-> it is a response and strategy for exclusion
-> It consists-enactment(medengeg) - acknowledgement(ewukina mestet) - Accomodation(wuto meyaz
or acceptance ) - treatment(sine libona mirmera) - rehabilitation(magegemiya) - education - creating
awareness - participation - consultation(mikikir) - identification,reduction, or removal of barriers.
[Link] concepts(Components) of inclusion
=> as per the functional defination of inclusion,it has the following components
[Link] about learners
- It considers education as a fundamental human rights for every one
-Learning is a life time
-Everyone can learn fromvthe society,exprience and environment.
[Link] about the education system and schools
-It considers broader than formal schooling
-It is flexible ,responsive system
-Creates enabling and welcoming environments
-Promots school improvement
-Involves pervasive approach and collaboration
[Link] about diversity and discrimination
-Provides combating measures
-Enabling responding diversities
-Helps to prepare for inclusive envirinment and cilture
[Link] about process to promote inclusion
-Create real participation,collaboration and partnership
-Helps to identify qnd over coming barriers
-Promotes participatory methodologies and researches
[Link] about resources
-Promotes unlocking,full utilization and redistribution
-Helps to perceive people as key resources
-Helps to use appropriate resources and support
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[Link] with identification and removal of barriers
[Link] presence ,participation and achievement of all
[Link] greate emphasize on those who may be at risks of marginalization,exclusion,under achievement.
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[Link] rationale
-Efficient utilization of educational resources
-To have a better accadamic,social and psychological inclusive setting.
To decrease dropout and repetitions to boost teachers competency knowledge,skills,collaborations
andvsatisfactions
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- To reduce fear
-To build friendship,respect and understanding
[Link] rationale
- to promote,fulfil,respect and promote human rights([Link] right to education,participation,.)
No legitimate reason to discriminate and exclude.
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-For economic benefits
-Inclusion is cost effective than independent special schools accross the country
-For better employment
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-Formulate mutual understanding of inclusive
-To appropriate diversity
- Building up empathy,tolerance and cooperation
-Promotion of sustainable development
[Link] force/factors for development of inclusion
5.1. Communities
5.2. Activist and advocates
5.3. The quality education and school improvement movement
5.4. Special education needs movement
5.5. Involvement of:-
-Internationl agencies
-NGOs
-Networks
-Compaigns
6. Benefities of Inclusion
6.1. For students with special needs
#. Observe and imitate socially acceptable behavior
#.Improve friendship,social skills,initiation interactions,relashinships and networks
#.Improve skills and acadamic achievement
6.2. For persons without special needs.
#. Have avariety of opportunities for interaction.
#. Learn about uniqueness,tolerance,individual differences and human exceptionality
#.Learn about a positive characterstics and ablity of special needs
#.Learn about many human services profissions
#.Learn to appreciate,accept,respect and understand diversity
#.Learn to communicate,help and support
6.3. For teachers
#.Have more opportunities to learn new ways,ideas and to exchange information
#.Develop new knowledge,skill and attitude
#.Exprience a greater satisfaction
#.Learn to encourage,teamwork and to be creative
6.4. For family
-Learn more about children and inclusion
-Feel a greater sense of salued,accomplishment,equal partners in providing quality education to
children.
-Learn how to deal with children and techniques
-Learn to interact and provide solution
6.5. For society
-Creates equality
-Good sociatal transformations,social skills,interaction
-Creates opportunity for every one to participate on social matters
-Avoid discrimination and marginalization
7. Ultimate goals of inclusion
-Craete inclusive society and quality education.
-Understanding differences and diversities
-Prevalance of participation
-Avoiding a negative aspect of exclusion
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-Participation
-Provision of equal,fair,equitable services and resources
-Ensuring respect and diginity of individuals
-Proviaion of willingful accomodations
-Equal access
-Justice
-Quality
[Link] environment
-The place where individual needs differences,diversity and interests are not a problem or
acknowledged
-Where inclusive culture is practiced
[Link] inclusive Environment characterstics as:
-responsive to individual and diverse needs
-Allow participation
-Promote social activities
-Involve mobilizing resources
-Serve all individuals without distiniction
-Utilize multi- skilled personnel
-Create links on different profissionals and stakeholders
-Develop,social skills
11. Barriers to inclusion
-Hindrance/obstackle
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¡.Attitudial
-Sociatal barriers-stigmal
¡¡.Physical
-Environmental
-Lack of stair
¡¡¡.Policy
-Systematic
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-Sociatal values and beliefs
-Economic factors-poverity
-Lack of taking appropriate measures to ensure conformity of implementation of inclusion
-Lack of stakeholders responsibility
-Lack of skills and knowledge (among teachers)
-Conservative traditions
-Rigid curriculum,teaching methods and examination system
-Fragile dwmocratic institutions
-Inadquate to and inaccessible resources
-Globilization,free market
- Lack of profissionals
-Policy,strategy and ideology problems
Chapter Two
Understanding disablities and vulnurabiltiy
[Link] terminologies
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-The problem with a structure/organ of the body.
-Lack or loss/abnormality of anatomic/physiological or psychological structure/
function.
-The absence of a particular body part/organ
-The condition in which the body exists but doesn't function.(medical issue)
1.2. Disability
- A functional limitations due to physical,intellectual or psychological problems.
-Hinderance and impediment due to impairment
-Limitation with regard to a particular activity
-Non-medical issue.
1.3. Vulnerability
- A condition at risk of being harmed.
[Link] concept of disability
[Link] concept
-Has two models
[Link] Models
#.Functional limitations due to
-Physical
-Intellectual
-Pyschic impairment
- Disorder
-Health problems
#.It considers people as individual objects to be treated,changed,improved and
normal
[Link] disability as it is a highly varied and complex condition with a range of
implications for social identity and behavior.
#.Depend on the context and a consequence of discrimination,prejudice and
exclusion.
#.Emphasize on the short coming in the environment an in many organized
activities(such as information,communication and education)which prevent
persons with disability(PWD) for participating on equal terms.
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-Child/disability is faulty
-Diagnosis and labeling
-Impairment is focus of attention
-Segregation and alternative services
-Re-entry if normal enough or permanent exclusion
-Society remains unchanged
3.2. Social Models
-Child/disability is valued
-Strength and needs identified
-Barriers identified and solutions developed
-Resources made available
-Diversity wellcomed
-Society evolves
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[Link]-poverty,malnutrition,inaccessibly of physical environments
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[Link] Types of disabilities
2.4.1. Impairment
[Link]. Visual
Classified as Blindness and low vision
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-Total or partial limitation to sde because of disease or disorder of the eye,optic
nerve or brain.
-Vision loss that is not correctable with eyeglass/contact lense
-Not to mean a total absence of sight.
[Link] - vision
-Moderate vision impairment
[Link] Hearing
-a continuum of hearing loss from mild to profound
=>Sub classiefied as
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- Can hear with help of hearing aid
-Fluctuating
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-Have difficulty of understanding speech,even with hearing aids
-Use sign languages
[Link]. Speech and language impairment
->Communication disorder
->Classified as -Speech impairment and language impairment
=>Adversely affects the ability to - talk -understand - read - write
[Link] impairment
- three Type
1. Articulation disorder(Yemels chigir tikiklegna melis alememeles)
-Errors in the productions of speech sounds(due to physiological limitations)
- >basic types
-Omissions(bo for boat)
-Substitutions(wabbit for rabbit)
-Distortions(shlip for sip)
2. Fluency disorders
- Difficulties with the rhythem/timing speech charavterized by
hesitations,repititions,words,or phrases.
=>Common types
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-Rapid fire repetations of consonant/vowel aounds
-At the begining of words prolongatmis,hesitations
-Interjections
B. Cluttering
-Excessively fast and jerky speech.
3. Voice disorders
-Problems with quality/use of one's voice
- Abnormal production or absence of local quality,loudness
[Link] imlairments.
[Link] disorders(phonetics)
-Abnormal organization of the phonological system/ a significant deficit in speech
pdn.
[Link] disorders(form)
-Morphological inflections(noun,verb,adjective)
[Link] disorder(meaning)
-Poor vocabulary development
-Inappropraite use of word meaning
[Link] disorder(rules)
-Difficulty in acquiring the rules that govern word order(grammer svo)
[Link] disorder(use)
-Problems in understanding and using language in different social context
-Lack of understanding the rule of eye contact,respecting personal
space,requesting information,introducing topics
2.5.2. Specific learning disability(SLD)
-Disorder in one/ more of psychological processes
-imperfect ability to listen,think,speak,read,write,spell and to do maths
=Types of SLD
[Link] procesding disorder(APD)
-Does not recognize subtle diferences between sounds in words
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-Inability to understand number and maths
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-Handwriting problem
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-Reading problem
E. Visual perception
-Problems in the understanding of information that a person sees,ability to
draw/copy
2.5.3. Autism
A nuero development disorder/a developmental disability significantly affecting
verbal/non verbal communications and social interaction.
2.5.4. Emotional and behavioral disorders
=Characterstics
1. Inability to learn that can not be explained intellectually
2. Inability to build and maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships
3. Inappropraite types of behavior/feelings under normal circumstances.
4. A general pervasive mood of unhappiness/depression
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=Classifications(specific)
[Link] disorder
-Seek attention,disruptive and act out
B. Socialized aggression
-Openly disrespectful
C. Attention problems
- Attention deficit,easily destrixtible and poor concentration
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-Low self easteem and withdrawn from immediate activities
[Link] behavior
=Hallucinate,deal in fantansy
F. Motor- excess
-Can not sit nor stand,nor keep their attention.
= broad classification
[Link] behavior
-Dis obedience,disruptive,fighting,irresponsible,jeolous,anger and seek attention
2. Internalizing behavior
-Anxiety,ommaturity,shyness social withdraw,inferiority
=Causes
A. Biological
- Genetic disorders,brain damages malnutration
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-Family interaction,family influence,child abuse,neglect,poor disceplinary practice
at home.
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-Cultural negative practices
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-Peer presure,living in improvished areas,schooling practices that are
unresponsive to individual needs.
2.5.5. Intellectual Disability
Limitation in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior
=>criteria
A. Sub- Average capacity of learning,reasoning,problem solving(IQ 70-75)
B. Significant limitations exist in two/more adaptive skill areas(conceptual
skills,social skills and practical skills)
=Effected by
General cognition
Learning and memory
Attention
Adaptive
Speech and language
Motivation
Acadamic achievement
Physical characrerstics
2.5.6 Physical disability
=Classification- mild- moderate -Severe
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Being at risk/harming
Causes for impairment and disability
2.1 Dimensions
=>Economic difficulties and lack of financial resources
=> Social exclusion
- Lack of social support from social network
=> Stigmatiztion
=> Health difficulties
2.2. Causes
rapid population growth
Poverity and hunger
Poor health
Low levels of education
Gender inquality
Fragile and hazardous location
Lack of access to resources and services
Disintigration of social patterns
2.3 Characteratics of vulnerability people
Less physical and mental capabilities
Fewer material and financial resources
Less knowledge and exprience
Restriction on growth and development according to needs and potentials
2.4 People who are helped by others,are still vulnerable people,which includes
Women
Children
Minorities
Poverty
Disability
Age
Sickness
Gifted and talentedness
Chapter Three
Identification and differentiated services
1. Impact of disability on daily life
A. Factors related to the person
The nature of disability
individuals personality
The meaning of disability to the individual
Individuals current life situations
Individuals support system
B. Economic factors
-Financial situations
C. Political factors
D. Psychological factors
Social cognitive processes
Self efficiency
Psychological control
Coping patterns /mechaniams
Personality disposition
E. Family
F. Needs of persones
F.1 Economic needs
-Pursuant to maslow,there are 5 categories of needs
1. Physiological needs
- Food,water,shelter,rest
2. Saftey needs
- Security,saftey
=> Both are considered as basic needs
3. Belongingness and love needs
-Initimate,relashinships,friends
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-Prestige and feeling accomplishment
=>Both are considered as psychological needs
5. self actualization
- Achieving ones full potential
=>Considered as self fulfilment needs
F.2 basic needs of personal with disabilities
Full access to the environment
Accessible transport and system
Tevhnical aids,and equipment
Accessible housing
Personal assistance and support
Inclusive education and training
Adequate income
Equal Opportunities for employment
appropriate and accessible information
F.3 Social needs
Gender
Identity
Belongingness
Note:we have to take into acount the issue of intersactionality
G. health care needs
=Vulnerable to
secondary condition
Co-mobrid condition
Age-relate condition
Engage in health risk behaviors
=> Barries to health care needs
Prohibitive cost
Limited availiability of services
Physical barries
Inadequate skills and knowledge of health workers
=>Addressing for inclusive barries
Policy and legislation
Fanancing
Service delivery
Human resources
H. Environmental needs
External factors that enables/disables PWD
Physical / social environment
->Physical environment need attributed by
object availability
Accessibility
>Types
- Natural and human made environment
-We can create a welcoming include environment via modifying the environment
-Examples of modified environment
>Mobility aids
>Communication aids
>Accessiblevstructural elements
>job accomodation
>Differential use of personnel
=Enabling/disabiling factors
-Culture - psychological - political - economic
=Inclusive Intervention or rehabilitation service
-Addressing needs
-Strategies
= Approaches
A. One size fits all
B. Twin track
-Track 1>Mainstreaming disability as a cross cutting isue
- Track 2> supporting the specific needs of vulnerable groups of disability
=Strategies
1. Preventive
-Prior attention to factors
=Types
[Link] prevention
-Actions to avoid/ remove causes
[Link] prevention
-Actions at an early stages
C. Tertairy prevention
-Rehabilitation
-> Actions to reduce the impact of an already established
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3. Goal Based
4. Community based
5. Rehabilitation
6. Assertive technology
7. Employment
* Barries
Attitude and discrimination
Accessibility
Education and training
Social networks
Legal barriers
Inflexible work arrabgement
8. Anti-discrimination legislation
9. Vocational education and training
10. Wage subsidies
Chapter 4
promoting Inclusive culture
Meaning
A. Inclusion
- A sense of belonginess, connection and community
B. Culture
-The ideas,customs and social behavior of a particular society or person
C. Inclusive culture(IC)
-Involves the full and successful integration of diverse people
2. Core values of inclusive culture
A. Representation
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C. Fairness
3. Dimenssions/elements of IC
A. niversal design
-Constructions of structures space services,communications and resources
*Building accessible workplaces
*Flexible schedule and work options
[Link] Training and advancement oplortunities
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[Link] outreach and hiring practice
B. Target recruitment
b.2. Training
b.3. Advancement of opportunities
[Link] place acvomodation and accessiblity:policy and practice
* To reduce
- Procedural justuce
-Interactional justice
* Outcomes(specific positive)
-Reduced expenses relating to low employee taken over
-Increased wirker commitment and identification with organizational success
* Improved
Productivity
Employee health and well talking
Coopration and collaborating
* Increased work performance
*Inclusive organizations benefits
=Higher
job satisfaction
Productivity
employee morale
Lower turn- over
> Improved
Creativuty
Innovation
Problem solving
>Increased organizational flexibility
4. Building inclusive community
->Under inclusive community
Respect all its citizens
Gives full access to resources
Promots equal treatement and opportunities
Eliminate all forms of discrimination
Engage all its citizens in decision making
Values diversity
Respond quickly
=> Inclusive workplace/organization
Appropriately connect with employees
Interact with different people
Create employee resource groups
Place importance on inclusion
Hold better meeting
Invest in diversity trainings
Why Building inclusive community?
to eliminate exclusion
People have the right to participate
Diversity enriches our lives.
*Motivation of the community is vital because
It affects
Types and sequences of stratiegies selected
Resource available
Amount of support and obstraction
Expected outcomes
* Characterstics of inclusive community
1. Integrative and coopratives
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*Means to establish inclusive culture
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* How to establish inclusive culture?
A. Considering what we want to achieve and what the benefits will be
[Link] an inclusion review of your work place
[Link] where works is needed and create an action plan
Actively involve all
Build a culture of inclusion and respect
[Link] the plan with staff and put the plan into action
Staff survey
FGD
Engagement with employee networks
[Link] monitor and evaluate the plans impact and use.
*.What we found to plan the future action
10 Characterstics of inclusive organizations
[Link] diversity and inclusion as away of life
[Link] performance on the basis of observable and measurable behaivors
and comoetences
3. Operates under transparent policies and procedures
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[Link] comprehensive and easily accessible system of conflict resolution at all
levels
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[Link] earned privillages than unearned privillage
10. Accepts and embraces changes
*7 Pillars of inclusion
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Opportunity
*Inclusive values are
Appreciating diversity
Equality and equity
Cooprativeness
Participation
Community
Sustainability
*Indegenous inclusion features
Core competencies are embeded into the irganizational culture
Sharing irganizational exprience and achievements
Human rights and responsibilities are promoted and respected
Comprehensive indegenious procuirment,recuirment is corporate social
responsibility
Indegenous people are employed and retained in all areas
Chapter five
Inclusive for peace, democracy and development
Peace:-creating mutual understanding and positive relationship between
individual groups
*Sources of conflict
Conflict any disagreement or incompatibility of needs interest,ideas and
goals.
Spiratual - family -individual - histotical - national/ international
=> Peace requires
Fastering inclusion
Ensuring accesa to justice
Strengthening social values and resilence
Good gevernance and humanities
* Democracy
- The rule of the people,by the people,for the people
*Democratic Values for inclusion
diversity
Equality
Representation,participation and accountability
Fair and equitable resource distribution
Rule of law
Fundamental humanity
Minorities right
*Develooment
-It is a positive growth/change in economical,social,political aspect of a country
*Inclustion for development
Support people to learn productivitive,successive live independently
Creates participation
Values diversity and unique contribution
respect diverse needs,Culture and values,demand and ideas
* Diversity
Age and generation differences
Ethinicity
Gender and gender identity
Disability and ability
Religions and apiratual belifies
Socio economical status and background
Cultural diversity
Increased/ improved
>Productivity,creativity,profits,and emoloyees engagement and turn over
->Company reputation
-> Wider range of skills
->Cultural insights
-> Performance
-> Reduced fear