Short description:
How often do we pause to consider that we have at our disposal such a vast choice of instruments for learning about and perceiving the world? We touch, see and hear, and are able to go wherever we please, and exchange opinions about what we think and do. While those who can't do such simple things are called 'invalids' and 'cripples.'
This programme enables participants to undergo a unique experience that will facilitate their understanding and acceptance of both their own capabilities and limitations, as well as those of other people. As a result, each participant will be able to appreciate their personal responsibilities in transitioning from unequal starts to an equal finishing point.
Aims:
- Understanding the characteristics and needs of people with limited capabilities;
- Setting out the issues of the relations between aims and capabilities;
- Overcoming stereotypes in perception and attitudes;
- Forming tolerant behaviour towards people with different capabilities;
- Assisting the formation of an active civil stance and of social responsibility.
Target group: schoolchildren from senior years, students.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes