This course examines issues relating to disability from various perspectives, including the historical development of civil rights, the legal framework, the medical model, and how disability is viewed by various cultures. It examine different types of disabilities, how people with disabilities are treated and denied equal access to programs and employment, and what political/legal recourse is available to address these inequities. The course also reviews what progress has been made in the Uganda regarding the integration of people with disabilities by removing attitudinal, as well as architectural, barriers that individuals with disabilities faced in daily life. The course addresses issues on how to interact with individual who have disabilities, the differences between visible and non-visible disabilities, and how disability can affect individuals depending on whether they area children, teenagers or adults.
