Our “Did you know…” of the week

I DON’T FIT IN HERE, a theme of the “What If I Was Wrong? When We Talk, We Learn!” awareness-raising campaign.

Did you know that the concept on inclusion, originating in the Anglo-Saxon world, is related to the movements to defend the rights of persons with disabilities?

The word acquired a wealth of meaning in the 1960s and was used in various UN declarations as well as during the Decade of Disabled Persons (1983-1992) and in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (December 13, 2006). The concept also evolved, and instead of referring to people with a “handicap”or “disability”, it referred to those with “different bodies”. The concept of inclusion has thus broadened to cover the full rights of all persons, whatever their characteristics, within society and its organizations¹ .

Do you think the concept of inclusion will continue to evolve over time? Do you think “inclusion” is the same as “integration”?

We invite you to consult page 43 of the campaign’s Educator’s guide to find out how to facilitate and supervise the organization of an activity related to this theme, to enable participants to move forward in a process of self-discovery, discovery of others, and exploration of the world around them. 

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¹ Jean-Yves LE CAPITAINE, « L’inclusion n’est pas un plus d’intégration : l’exemple des jeunes sourds » [Inclusion is not a benefit from integration – the example of deaf youth], in EMPAN, Vol. 89, No 1, 2013, p.126.