Human Diversity and Human Rights Disability Studies

Human Diversity and Human Rights

Disability Studies

Required Textbooks:

Garcia-Irate, E., McConkey, R., & Gilligan, R. (2016). Disability and human rights: global perspectives. New York: Palgrave.

Obrien, R. (2001). Crippled Justice. The History of Modern Disability Policy in the Workplace. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

PPT PRESENTATION

CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) PowerPoint presentation on:  Article 10 – Right to life

States Parties reaffirm that every human being has the inherent right to

life and shall take all necessary measures to ensure its effective enjoyment by

persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.

Week 8: Healthcare and disability                            

Read:  Garcia: Chapter 10

Read:  Baker: Chapter 6

Present your CRPD presentation on:  Article 10 – Right to life

Present on Article 10 in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (file attached).

You should use at least four sources and at least two of them should be scholarly. Your presentation should be at least ten slides and include the following:

1. What does the article (of the CRPD) state? – 5 pts

(Did the student state all parts of the article: Y/N?)

2. From your research, discuss why it is important. Why do you think that it was included in the convention? – 5 pts

(Does the student seem to understand/explain in basic terms what the article does and how it impacts disabled people: Y/N)

3. Support your claim with at least four examples from your research. Two of these examples should be from outside of the United States. Discuss these examples and why you chose them in detail. Do not simply list them. – 10 pts

(Are there four examples? Are they sufficiently descriptive, each addressing some or all the who/what/when/where/why/how questions?: Excellent, fair, poor)

4. Provide three examples of research, advocacy, and/or policy efforts with respect to these rights and discuss any results or outcomes from these efforts - 10 pts

(Are there four examples? Are they sufficiently descriptive, each addressing some or all the who/what/when/where/why/how questions?: Excellent, fair, poor)