Inclusion

One of the common features in top organizations to work for in Canada is Diversity and Inclusion. Below are a few examples of initiatives taken by companies in Canada and their unique diversity practices, according to Great Place to Work 2 and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 3 Google: Undoubtedly the leader of the pack. The reason is very simple. No other company has such an open policy of diversity and inclusion in the workforce. The ethnicity for example, consists of 61% Whites, 30% Asian,…

societies. This relieves the individuals with disabilities of feeling as if they are any less important, as society is to blame for their discrimination, rather than them being blamed for their disability as a burden on society. The social model finds inclusion is possible by introducing more accessibility for the disabled, and to improve upon societal attitudes to establish fair treatment of the disabled, and reduce discrimination and negative ideas of the disabled, so rather than be outsiders…

The Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization performing towards the improvement of health, self-reliance, and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities through physical fitness, athletics, leisure, and recreation programs. BORP, believes that athletics and recreation programs provide a route to an accomplishment to which all people should have access. BORP offers programs for both youth and adults, wheelchair basketball, adaptive cycling,…

a variety of learning opportunities which are not readily available in the self-contained or mainstreamed classrooms. This inclusion helps Down Syndrome students because they are helped by someone who is close to their age and can connect easily with each other (Dwight). I believe when Down Syndrome students are placed in inclusive classrooms, every student benefits…

few weeks ago we watched the film, Including Samuel. It is a documentary on the complexities of inclusion. It also touched on how inclusion works, and how more schools are starting to try and incorporate inclusion. While it is still a work in progress, inclusion is becoming a big part of life. Despite the fact the film was not perfect, they did a good job of stating how important and beneficial inclusion is. The film starts out with a little boy named Samuel, and his family. They explain how…

Lifelong Learning: Definitions: European Commission (2001; 9) defined lifelong learning as ‘all learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competence, within a personal, civic, social and/ or employment-related perspective’ (Alsop, 2013;2). Debates: Lifelong learning covers the full scope of procurement of learning opportunities, from early adolescence through school to further and advanced education. Nonetheless, it stretches out past formal…

The designer must consider the balance of location with the inclusion or exclusion of elements, the abilities of current patients and the ability of the space to adapt to the needs of future patients; as well as the experience and comfort level of staff with the use of plant material as a part of…

support inclusive child participation through arranging additional support staff for the centre, if the centre is unable to include children with disability because of financial problem. “Inclusion and early childhood opportunities are very crucial to provide children the social space to learn through play” (Inclusion Now, n.d.). However, there can be some challenges to follow these strategies. Firstly, the educators might not be skillful enough to plan the learning experiences to cater to the…

full potential. Apart from support from inclusive policies and legislation, the achievement of inclusive education are dependent of a holistic package of system structure, funding and strategies as well as peoples’ attitudes towards the value of inclusion to support the approach. In the foreseeable future, as more children are integrated in the mainstreaming classroom, both students with and without disability could learn to become more accepting of individual difference and respect each…

Wisconsin Widget started in Wisconsin in 1928 and employees 22,500 people worldwide. Wisconsin Widget has manufacturing facilities in the US, China, and Mexico with design engineering services and engineering support located in both the US, India and China. Payroll and after hours IT support is outsourced to an outside vendor located in India. We provide internships in engineering, sourcing, marketing, and manufacturing/fabrication to both the local universities and technical colleges, offering…