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Inclusion NOW! Towards Equal Rights and Community Integration

Explore the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the Disability Rights Movement, highlighting the importance of inclusion in education, business, and the community. Learn about barriers faced and steps needed to ensure equal opportunities and integration for all individuals. Get involved and advocate for inclusive policies and practices to break down societal barriers.

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Inclusion NOW! Towards Equal Rights and Community Integration

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  1. Civil Rights Movement (1960s) Struggle to end segregation A Civil Rights Movement Source: (above) Abbeyville Press http://www.abbeville.com/Products/InteriorImages/0789206560Interiors.htm Source: (above) Florida Memory Project, http://www.floridamemory.com/

  2. A Civil Rights Movement • Significant gains made by strong leaders Sources: (above) San Diego State University http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cerna/protests.htm (right) Carl Vinson Institute of Government at University of Georgia http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tl24frame1.htm

  3. A Civil Rights Movement • Disability Rights Movement (1970s – today) • Struggle to end segregation Source: (above and right) Smithsonian National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/exhibit_menu.html

  4. A Civil Rights Movement • Despite some gains by vocal activists • Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (’75) • Education for All Handicapped Children Act (’75) • Americans with Disabilities Act (‘90) • Segregation still exists Source: (above) AP Photo by Tetona Dunlap http://www.pww.org/article/articleprint/9620/

  5. History • The Middle Ages • “idiot cages” • “ships of fools” • The Protestant Reformation • subhuman organisms • “filled with Satan”

  6. History • The 19th and 20th Centuries • Growth of institutions for disabled • Training schools  asylums • Pupils  inmates Source: The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, www.mncdd.org, www.museumofdisability.org

  7. Inclusion • The time to end segregation is NOW. • All people deserve to be valued as contributing community members. NOW is the time for inclusion.

  8. Inclusion What is inclusion? • “Inclusion” means all individuals – with and without disabilities – live, learn, work, play and participate together in all life experiences. • Supports are provided to meet individual needs, and everyone is accepted and regarded as a valued member of society.

  9. Inclusion Three Key Spheres of Inclusion: Education Business Community

  10. Inclusion in Education Barriers: • Denial of access to mainstream education • Lack of access to fair curriculum • Shortage of opportunities for higher education • Untrained and uninformed instructors (above) West Hernando Middle School, Brooksville

  11. Inclusion in Education Inclusion NOW: • More inclusive classrooms • Modifications to regular curriculum • e.g., State Reading Initiatives • Higher education  better job opportunities • Diverse classrooms • All teachers qualified to teach all students (above) Joseph Benito, student in an inclusive classroom

  12. Inclusion in Business Barriers: • Lack of job opportunities • Health benefits cut • Insufficient transportation • Untrained and uninformed employers

  13. Inclusion in Business Inclusion NOW: • Untapped resources • Reliable health benefits • Transportation options • Highly dedicated and professional employees • Tax incentives and a diverse workplace (above) Juan “Papo” Pollo, owner of “Pop’s Vending”

  14. Inclusion in the Community Barriers: • Lack of access to affordable housing • Insufficient transportation • Need for expansion and equality in necessary waiver programs • Untrained and uninformed citizens and leaders

  15. Inclusion in the Community Inclusion NOW: • Opportunities for rental or home ownership • Transportation options • Sufficient access and availability of needed services and support • All benefit in inclusive communities • Inclusive communities = strong communities (above) Jonathan Hughes, homeowner

  16. Inclusion NOW! A Civil Rights Movement • Equal rights for all • Right to experience life as equal and active members of society NOW is the time to break down barriers.

  17. Getting Involved Where can I learn more? • The National Inclusion Network www.inclusion.org • The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council www.fddc.org Photo

  18. Take Action…NOW! • Start the dialog. • Contact your local legislator. • www.flsenate.gov • www.myfloridahouse.gov • Call 1-800-342-1827 • Become an advocate. This PowerPoint Presentation is the property, intellectual and otherwise, of the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc., and distributed for the purpose of educating the public about the need for “Inclusion NOW!” It is forbidden to change or alter this presentation in any way without the expressed consent of the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. For more details, or to obtain clarification, please contact the Council toll-free at 800-580-7801.

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