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Who are disabled people? And Why Our History is important! (Tara Flood, Director, ALLFIE)

Who are disabled people? And Why Our History is important! (Tara Flood, Director, ALLFIE). Our History – why things need to change!.

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Who are disabled people? And Why Our History is important! (Tara Flood, Director, ALLFIE)

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  1. Who are disabled people? And Why Our History is important! (Tara Flood, Director, ALLFIE)

  2. Our History – why things need to change! • In the 1950’s and 1960’s disabled people and their families were encouraged and in some cases forced to live and go to school away from their families. • Most of the decisions about disabled people’s lives were made by other people like doctors, teachers and relatives.

  3. Taking Control of our Lives • Disabled people decided they wanted to be in charge of their own lives and to have their own voice so they set up disabled peoples organisation. • Disabled peoples organisations are run and controlled by disabled people • Disabled people have developed the motto Nothing about us without us

  4. The medical model of disability Special Bus Special Services

  5. The social model of Disability

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