Session Sheet for the Trainer – CRPD, Session 1

See the summary and key learning points.

By the end of this session, participants will have:

• discussed the definition of disability in a development context;
• explored how language manifests cultural attitudes to disability, in an African development

Tables for small group work with 4-6 people.

Computers and internet connection for research.

30 mins – Presentation on defining disability and approaches to understanding disability.

30 mins – Group work: Learning Activity 2.B OR Learning Activity 2.C.

30 mins – Feedback and summary discussion

90 minutes

Choose one of the two activities depending on your target group. The first activity looks at the definition of disability in legal and policy frameworks, the second looks at how disability is perceived and defined in society.

Participants can work in small groups or pairs.

Be sure to fill in the gaps when taking feedback.

Learning Activity 2.B.: Defining Disability

Learning Activity 2.C.: Language

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