7 hours
Aim: To equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the models and types of disabilities and the legal and social structures and services in place to accommodate disabilities at national and community level and in the workplace.
Learning Outcomes
1. Explore various definitions of disability, to include definitions outlined in Irish legislation
2. Describe the various classifications of disability
3. Outline the models of disability which provide theoretical underpinnings of disabilit