What are my rights?
Pedagogical guide for educator
The aim of the exercise is for the aging adults with an intellectual disability to learn how to distinguish what is right and what is desire while learning what his basic rights are as an adult and as a person with an intellectual disability. The educator must keep in mind that for some people with intellectual disabilities, the concept of 'rights' may be too abstract and they may have great difficulty with this exercise. In such cases, the educator should devote additional time and attention to thoroughly discussing the various rights and clear up any ambiguities before following the instructions.
Exercise description
The exercise consists of three different activities:
Activity 1 is entitled „Right or wish?“and aims at clarifying the concepts of desire and rights. The activity envisages the use of image cards, placed in the activity’s template, which show some of the rights of people with disabilities and different personal desires.
Steps:
1.The educator should print and cut the individual cards with the different wishes and rights and take the time to clarify what exactly the particular image illustrates.
2.He then gives AAWID the task of distinguishing which of the images represent civil rights and which represent wishes. The aim of the activity is for the aging adults with an intellectual disability to learn how to distinguish what is right and what is a desire while learning what his basic rights are as an adult and as a person with an intellectual disability.
| Note: The educator must keep in mind that for some people with intellectual disabilities, the concept of 'rights' may be too abstract and they may have great difficulty with this exercise. In such cases, the educator should devote additionaltimeandattentiontothoroughlydiscussingthevariousrightsand clear up any ambiguities before following theinstructions. |
Activity 2 is entitled “What do my rights guarantee to me”. This activity helps AAWID to relate the various civil rights to the specific social benefits they provide to people with disabilities.
Steps:
1.The educator should use the cards from the previous activity and
2.to print and cut the additional colour notes, placed in the activity’s template, whichlistvariousbenefitsthattherespectiverightsguarantee to a person with disabilities.
3.The educator arranges the cards in a row and asks AAWID to match the different benefits to the specificright.
Activity 3 is entitled “Which institutions are dealing with my rights’ protection” and aims to help AAWID in better understanding the functions of the various institutions from the social security sector in the context of civil rights and social benefits’ provision. It is in the format of quiz – three questions three questions with three possible answers. Every individual answer indicates a different institution, as to each of them is added the official logo of the respective institution. The aim is AAWID to learn also to recognize the different institutions by their logos.
| Note:Before proceeding with this activity, the educator should observe first the extent to which AAWID is familiar with the various institutions in the social sector and take sufficient time to explain in detail and by using understandable language what the activities of the various institutions are and under what conditions he could benefit from their services. |