Understanding rights and inclusion at a time of profound social change

What is it about?

In this article, social justice is placed in a global framework where different issues at different times are connected by common concerns and a shared humanity. One of the central questions informing emerging dimensions of service provision in international contexts is how we work with needs of specific communities to create a new matrix of opportunities for inclusion, mutual benefit, and intercultural encounter. Globalization is at the core of labor market change in all countries. This has specific implications for learning specialists and rehabilitation educators in terms of their professional training, understanding of best practice, and standards in approaching the diversity emerging within their communities.

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Photo by Sean Lee on Unsplash

Why is it important?

The powerful resonance of exclusion linked to the experience of disability impacts many social approaches and policies, not least of which is access to the labor market. For those with disabilities, particularly in the context of the significant advances made by the Independent Living movement and the parallel focus on civil rights, these traditional models of work have been seen as problematic. New social systems require new ways of thinking and acting to achieve equity.

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