A transformatory ethic of inclusion : rupturing 'disability' and 'inclusion' for integrality

Inclusion, within the context of intellectual disability, is a topical notion which underpins contemporary human service practices and policies within Western Judeo-Christian societies. As a concept, inclusion is most often considered within socio-historical and socio-political contexts, whereby technical and legislative responses are sought. However, this thesis explores the research question, "How ethically defensible is the notion of inclusion in relation to people with intellectual disability?" In undertaking a conceptual-theoretical analysis to ethically signify inclusion, the thesis contends that inclusion is a multifaceted, complex concept in a dualistic and dichotomous relationship with exclusion. It is argued that historical and contemporary conceptualisations of exclusion for people with intellectual disability have been constructed from various philosophical and theological matrices imbued with particular values about personhood. Furthermore, it is proposed that the ethical significance of inclusion and exclusion in the context of intellectual disability lies, not in the concepts themselves, but is defined and perpetuated by expressions of a particular socio-symbolic order underpinned by patriarchy and kyriarchy, and subjected to two controlling ethics - an Ethic of Normalcy and an Ethic of Anomaly. Inclusion and exclusion are conceived as phenomena relating to how membership is defined, legitimated, or repelled by concealed, occluding boundaries acting within a patriarchal socio-ethical fabric. The thesis argues that Ethical Inclusion is only possible through the rupture of these boundaries by A Transformatory Ethic of Inclusion. This is a conceptual instrument of rupture which embraces the scholarship of feminist ethics and feminist theology. Such a rupture dismantles the dualistic notions of inclusion and exclusion. It also requires examining the ways traditional ethical frameworks themselves have conceptually diminished and devalued the authenticity of people with intellectual disability in ethical discussions. A concept of integrality becomes imaginable. Conceptual analysis is framed using a crafting metaphor of a patchwork quilt which is infused with narrative; and by which, such an ethical exploration is undertaken, and impaired, traditional ethical theorising is confronted and transformed

A transformatory ethic of inclusion : rupturing 'disability' and 'inclusion' for integrality

Inclusion, within the context of intellectual disability, is a topical notion which underpins contemporary human service practices and policies within Western\ud Judeo-Christian societies. As a concept, inclusion is most often considered within socio-historical and socio-political contexts, whereby technical and legislative responses are sought. However, this thesis explores the research question, "How ethically defensible is the notion of inclusion in relation to people with intellectual disability?" In undertaking a conceptual-theoretical analysis to ethically signify inclusion, the\ud thesis contends that inclusion is a multifaceted, complex concept in a dualistic and dichotomous relationship with exclusion. It is argued that historical and contemporary conceptualisations of exclusion for people with intellectual\ud disability have been constructed from various philosophical and theological matrices imbued with particular values about personhood. Furthermore, it is proposed that the ethical significance of inclusion and exclusion in the context of intellectual disability lies, not in the concepts themselves, but is defined and perpetuated by expressions of a particular socio-symbolic order underpinned by patriarchy and kyriarchy, and subjected to two controlling ethics - an Ethic of Normalcy and an Ethic of Anomaly. Inclusion and exclusion are conceived as\ud phenomena relating to how membership is defined, legitimated, or repelled by concealed, occluding boundaries acting within a patriarchal socio-ethical fabric.\ud The thesis argues that Ethical Inclusion is only possible through the rupture of these boundaries by A Transformatory Ethic of Inclusion. This is a conceptual instrument of rupture which embraces the scholarship of feminist ethics and feminist theology. Such a rupture dismantles the dualistic notions of inclusion and exclusion. It also requires examining the ways traditional ethical frameworks\ud themselves have conceptually diminished and devalued the authenticity of people with intellectual disability in ethical discussions. A concept of integrality becomes\ud imaginable. Conceptual analysis is framed using a crafting metaphor of a patchwork quilt which is infused with narrative; and by which, such an ethical exploration is\ud undertaken, and impaired, traditional ethical theorising is confronted and transformed

New Renaissance Magazine: Renaissance Universal The History of Disability: A History of 'Otherness' How

disable people have been marginalized through the ages and their present struggle for their human rights

Diversidade funcional: a diferença e o histórico modelo de homem-padrão Differently abled: difference and the historical model of the standard man

Analisa criticamente as formas como a diferença notada nas pessoas com deficiência foi percebida e tratada, desde a Antiguidade, nos âmbitos social, educacional político e terapêutico, até alcançar as mudanças observadas no país em décadas recentes. Para designar as pessoas com deficiência, independentemente do tipo ou grau da deficiência, utilizam-se os termos 'diversidade funcional' e 'diferença funcional', que não enfatizam os aspectos negativos, comum na terminologia vigente. Com base em levantamento historiográfico, apresenta a influência do pensamento religioso e das práticas nele fundamentadas, bem como a do desenvolvimento da medicina e da noção de normalidade, sobre a imagem social das pessoas cujos corpos apresentam alguma diferença funcional.<br>The article offers a critical analysis of how the differences displayed by people with disabilities have been perceived and dealt with in the social, educational, political, and therapeutic realms from ancient times until recent decades, when changes have been observed in Brazil. Whatever the type or degree of disability, we now use the terms 'differently abled' and 'different abilities', reflecting a current trend in terminology that avoids placing emphasis on negative aspects. Based on a historiographic survey, the article indicates how religious thought and practices and the development of medicine and of the notion of normalcy have influenced the social image of people whose bodies are differently abled