HDS730 - Disability and Inclusion: Contemporary Theory and Lived Experience

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Joanne Watson

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 5 scheduled online seminars

Content

This unit engages students in developing a comprehensive understanding about the way disability and inclusion are understood from a contemporary theoretical and policy context. Key conceptual models, international and national legal and policy frameworks are presented, critically examined and applied through examination of social inclusion in contemporary society. Knowledge developed by students in this unit is informed by research and the theory applied through an examination of the lived experience of disability.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: UNCRPD presentation  (20 minutes) 40%

Assessment task 2: Written paper (3000 words) 60%

Unit Fee Information

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