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2017 Conference - Intellectually Disabled People in Asia
Speakers Line-up:
Digital Inclusion of Intellectually Disabled:
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Sport in the Lives of Young People with Intellectual Disabilities - Negotiating Disability, Identity and BelongingSpeaker: Ph.D. NICOLE WEDGWOOD, Whilst there is now a growing body of sociological research on the role of sport in the social, gender and identity rehabilitation of people with physical impairments, research on the role of sport in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities primarily focuses on improving fitness, health and social interactions. Yet sport is not only a form of physical exercise, competition or leisure—it is also a powerful social institution within which social structures and power relations are reproduced and, less frequently, challenged. This presentation provides insights into the role of sport and physical activity in the lives of four young Australians with intellectual disabilities or cognitive limitations from their own perspectives.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTSpeaker: Grant R. Bowie, What are the challenges in order to employ people with intellectual disabilities, progress on current employees with intellectual disabilities as well as future targets in enhancing the inclusion process?
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My Abilities – The Story of a Special ChampionSpeaker: Emmanuel Bishop Emmanuel’s self-advocate presentation is targeted to parents and professionals to raise hope and awareness of the abilities in persons with Down's syndrome.
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Focus On Strengths, Not WeaknessesSpeaker: Niels Schulz & Christian Koehr, The overall and greatest aim for a golf player is undoubtedly to achieve a zero handicap. Looking at the world of Special Olympics we are facing the same aim: to display that people with intellectual disabilities are not weak or incapable of achieving great things and to show through interaction that their disability is actually not a handicap to achieve outstanding performances in their favourite activities. Additionally these two worlds are not only sharing a common aim, but furthermore the golf is a perfectly suitable tool to portray the capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities. The potential of golf will be illustrated in this presentation and examined from several perspectives such as psychological and motivation positions. |
Thriving For The ImpossibleSpeaker: Dan R. Kruger, In this presentation Dan will focus on his life story, his successes and setback and most importantly the things that changed him to become a better human: the love of this family, the trust of true friends and the involvement with people with intellectual disabilities.
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Social Network Platform for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesSpeaker: Stefan Kuehn, Communication has sadly always been a major problem of people with intellectual disabilities. It is hard for them to connect with other people and find new friends or stay in touch with those friends made at national and international competitions. Some even feel completely isolated and excluded from society. It can be quite a challenge to get out of this lonely stage without support or help from the outside.
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