Infolink University College

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Course outline

Course title: INCLUSIVENESS Course code- SNIE 1012

Credit hour: 2 Hours (4 ECTS) Contact Hour- 48 Hours

Instructor: Asmamaw Gezahegn (MA) Email- [email protected] Tel- 0912005142

Course Description

Development efforts of any organization need to include and benefit people with various types of disabilities, people at risks
of exclusion/discrimination and marginalization, through providing quality education and training, creating equity, accessibility,
employability, promoting prosperity, reducing poverty and enhancing peace, stability and creating inclusive society.
Unfortunately, this has not been the practice for the majority of people with disabilities and vulnerable groups, due to unfavorable
attitude, negligence, inaccessibility and exclusion from all development endeavors. It is obvious that people with disabilities are
the large stand most disadvantaged minority in the world. They are about 15 percent of the global population (about one billion
people), and 17.6 million in Ethiopia, with most extended families including someone with a disability (World Health
Organization and World Bank and 2011). An exclusion practice of this large number of persons with disabilities in Ethiopia is an
indicator of violating fundamental human rights that undermines their potential/ability to contribute to poverty reduction and
economic growth within their household, their community and the country. In the past and even today people have been
discriminated due to their disabilities. Inclusiveness promotes effective developments through full participation of all members of
a population, people with disabilities and vulnerabilities, where all are equal contributors of development and equitable
beneficiaries. Through inclusive practices, it is possible to identify and remove social and physical barriers so that people with
disabilities and vulnerabilities can participate and benefit from all developments. Hence, in this course, the higher education
students will learn how to assess, understand and address the needs of persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities; and provide
relevant support or seek extra support from experts.

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The objective of this course is to develop knowledge, skill and attitude of the learners so that they can provide appropriate
services, the tools and strategies that help to create a convenient inclusive environment. This course encourages learners
exploring the benefits of collaborating with colleagues to design and implement inclusion an all sphere of life. It also guides the
discovery of ways to modify environment as well as services and practices to meet the needs of all persons with disabilities and
vulnerabilities in inclusive environment.

As a result of reviewing various reading materials, completing the assignments, engaging in related discussions, and strongly
workings on activities, towards the completion of the course, the students will be able to:

 Identify the needs and potentials of persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities.
 Identify environmental and social barriers that hinder the needs, potentials and full participations, in all aspects of life of
persons disabilities and vulnerabilities
 Demonstrate desirable inclusive attitude towards all persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities in full participations

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 Apply various assessment strategies for service provisions for evidence-based planning and implementation to meet the
needs of persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities
 Adapt environments and services according to the need and potential of the persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities
 Utilize appropriate assistive technology and other support mechanisms that address the needs of persons with disabilities and
vulnerabilities
 Respect and advocate for the right of persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities
 Collaboratively work with special needs experts and significant others for the life success of all persons with disabilities and
vulnerabilities in every endeavors and in all environments.
 Create and maintain successful inclusive environment for persons with disabilities and vulnerabilities
 Promote the process of building inclusive society

Contents

Chapter-1: Understanding Disabilities and Vulnerabilities

1.1 Definitions of disability and vulnerability

1.2 Types of disabilities and vulnerabilities
1.3 Causes of disability and vulnerability
1.4 Historical movements from segregation to inclusion
1.5 The effects of attitude on the move towards inclusion
1.6 Models of disability

Chapter 2: Concept of Inclusion

2.1 Definition inclusion

2.2 Principles of inclusion
2.3 Rationale for inclusion
2.4 Features inclusive environment

Chapter 3: Identification, Assessment and Differentiated services – Reading Assignment

3.1 Level of disabilities for support

3.2 Needs and potentials of persons with disabilities
3.3 Needs and potentials of persons with vulnerabilities
3.4 Assessment and evaluation Availability of legal frameworks in line with inclusion

3.5 Assessment and evaluation inclusiveness of the sector plans

3.6 Assessment and evaluation attitude towards inclusion
3.7 Assessment and evaluation of accessibilities of social and physical environments
3.8 Assessment and evaluation of strategies and plans that remove social and physical barriers to facilitate
inclusiveness
3.9 The components and purpose of differentiated service plans
3.10 Assistive technologies and software to enhance inclusion

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Chapter 4: Promoting Inclusive Culture

4.1 Definition of Inclusive Culture

4.2 Dimensions of Inclusive culture
4.3 Policy related to Inclusive Culture
4.4 Building inclusive community
4.5 Means of establish inclusive culture
4.6 Inclusive values
4.7 Indigenous inclusive values and practices

Chapter 5: Inclusion for Peace, Democracy and Development – Assignment One

5.1 Definition of Peace, Democracy and development from the perspective of Inclusiveness

5.2 Sources of exclusionary practices

5.3 Exclusionary practices in the community

5.4 Respecting divers needs, culture, values, demands and ideas

5.5 Conflict emanated from exclusion

5.6 The full participation of the marginalized group of people

5.7 The democratic principles for inclusive practices

5.8 The importance of inclusion for psychosocial development

5.9 The importance of inclusion for economic development

5.10 The importance of inclusion for peace

Chapter 6: Legal frame work – Assignment Two

5.1 Components of legal framework

5.2 International legal frame works in relation to inclusiveness
5.3 National legal frame works in relation to inclusiveness

Chapter 7: Resources Management for Inclusion

1.1 Resources for inclusion

1.2 Planning for inclusion services

Chapter 8: Collaborative Partnerships with stakeholders

7.1 Definition of collaboration, partnership and stake holder

7.2 Key elements of successful collaboration

7.3 The benefits and challenges of collaboration for various stakeholders for the success of inclusion
7.4 The strategies for effective co-planning and team working
7.5 Characteristics of successful stakeholders partnerships

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 7.6 Strategies for community involvement

Approach/Methods/Strategies

In this section, the instructor will be flexible in selecting the approaches which are appropriate concerning time and existing
environment. Some general approaches are listed below. The instructor can select among this and add his own that he/she feels
appropriate.

 Interactive lectures
 Cooperative learning
 Brainstorming
 Discussion
 Individual and group presentation

Assessment and Evaluation Methods

Dear students, for each contents you will complete getting started activities, read selected materials complete course works and
group assignments. Assessment of the students would be a continuous process. The following schemes of evaluation would be
used:

 Attendance - 10%
 Assignment/group assignment one and two - 20%
 Quiz - 10
 Mid exam (Chapter One and Two) - 20%
 Final exam (Chapter Four, Seven and Eight) - 40%