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MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINED THROUGH DISABILITY STUDIES: HOW THEORY INFORMS SERVICE PROVISION

MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINED THROUGH DISABILITY STUDIES: HOW THEORY INFORMS SERVICE PROVISION. Outline of Presentation. PART 1 Brief outline of Disability Studies Brief outline of Mad Studies The inter- sectionality and tensions PART 2 Medical Model – Social Model of Disability

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MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINED THROUGH DISABILITY STUDIES: HOW THEORY INFORMS SERVICE PROVISION

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  1. MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINED THROUGH DISABILITY STUDIES: HOW THEORY INFORMS SERVICE PROVISION

  2. Outline of Presentation PART 1 • Brief outline of Disability Studies • Brief outline of Mad Studies • The inter-sectionality and tensions PART 2 • Medical Model – Social Model of Disability • Drive to normalize • Stigma

  3. Outline of Presentation PART 3 • MIND THE GAP • Common beliefs about Higher Education • Common beliefs about Madness PART 4 • Principles of Universal Design as agent of change

  4. Disability Studies

  5. Mad Studies

  6. Born to be Murdered

  7. Inter-sectionality and Tensions

  8. Medical Model – Social Model of Disability MEDICAL MODEL • 1. Disability is a deficiency or abnormality. • 2. Being disabled is negative. • 3. Disability resides in the individual. • 4. The remedy for disability-related problems is • cure or normalization of the individual. • 5. The agent of remedy is the professional. SOCIAL MODEL • 1. Disability is a difference. • 2. Being disabled, in itself, is neutral. • 3. Disability derives from interaction between the individual and society. • 4. The remedy for disability-related problems are a change in the interaction between the individual and society. • 5. The agent of remedy can be the individual, an advocate, or anyone who affects the arrangements between the individual and society.

  9. Medical Model – Social Model of Disability • Drive to normalize • Stigma

  10. Common expectations and beliefs regarding Higher Education

  11. Common expectations and beliefs regarding Higher Education • Rationality • Criticality • Presence • Participation • Resistance • Productivity • Collegiality • Security • Coherence • Truth • Independence

  12. Common Expectations and Beliefs regarding Madness

  13. Common Expectations and Beliefs regarding Madness • Rationality (irrational) • Criticality (jumbled) • Presence (absence) • Participation(silence/ unruly) • Resistance(negatively resistant) • Productivity (lazy) • Collegiality (quirky/odd) • Security (threat) • Coherence (incoherent) • Truth (chaos) • Independence (dependent)

  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrWxPUSJoeg

  15. Principles of Universal Design as Agent of Change THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 1. Accessibility 2. Flexibility 3. Straightforward and intuitive use 4. Effective and clear instructional methods 5. Supportive learning environment 6. Minimizing unnecessary tasks and requirements 7. Adequate Space

  16. Gordon Dionne, MA Manager Access Centre for Students with Disabilities gordon.dionne@concordia.ca

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