Izstopanje iz družbene vloge invalida : invalidizacija indentitete in kaj storiti, da bi se ji izognili

slovenian

2008

volume 47, issue 3/6

Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za socialno delo

In all societies people with special needs - the so-called invalids - were once pushed to the bottom of the social ladder. The process of excluding them from society by putting them in special institutions began some 200 yeras ago.The formation of the special role of the invalid which was supposed to help people with special needs actually disabled them to lead an independent life and thus kept them even further away from the possibility to join the mainstream. The process of reintegrating people with special needs into society began in the second half of the 20th century. Most of these attemps have not had any significant success; they have been hindered by the social role of the disabled and its by-product, their disabled identity. To bring about real changes, a deeper social change is needed along with a change in the relationships between three key factors - sociaty, helpers, and people with special needs. The model of a three-way process of change proposed in the article shows how the three actors and their relationship should change in order to create the conditions for an independent life of people with special needs.

30.01.2012