Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Key Strategies in Disability and Neuropathy
Course Number:
AB_1045
Course Description:
All over the world there are persons with disabilities who experience
difficulties participating in their societies. The scale of this problem
is highlighted by the World Health Survey and the Global Burden of
Disease, both from 2004, which show the estimated prevalence of
disability to be 15.6% and 19.4% respectively (WHO 2011).
This course looks at issues surrounding disabilities, taking into account multiple perspectives, like health, social and rights. Herein we will illustrate the theoretical views on disability with disease specific examples, showing the diversity and similarities in disability issues. This would concern e.g. neuropathy caused by diabetes, leprosy, and buruli ulcer and other forms of disability like intellectual disability, autism, and ADHD. The course reviews relevant interventions and various technologies used to address health, social and environmental problems related to disability. During the course you investigate questions such as ‘How do different worldviews (including my own) influence how people see disability, ‘differentness’ and diversity?
‘What does an ideal world look like with regard to diversity?’ ‘What is the meaning of this for my own and other people’s lives?’ During the 20th century, developments and innovations in health and life sciences have resulted in an exponential growth in scientific knowledge about man, society and environment. The idea that we know who we are seems to increase, but is this truly the case? For example, what does a disability mean for our identity and our image of human nature? Innovations bring forth possibilities for new interventions and technological gadgets (e.g. bionic prosthetics, cochlear implants, microchips that enhance intelligence), but how do we select and use these? Who decides what is appropriate for whom, in particular in the majority world?
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GCH 3---
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