3: FROM THE SCREEN TO THE HEART
Although there was not that much ready-made information available, little by little, I was able to find what I was looking for.
I started with History, Politics and Legislation, in order to know the laws and statements that the UN, EU, World Health Organization (WHO) and my own country have published. Already, a lot of work has been done in the fields of technology, communication, social initiatives, etc. towards reducing the level of social exclusion.
The first turning point in my investigation was reading the WHO’s definition of disability:
“Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Disability is thus not just a health problem. It is a complex phenomenon, reflecting the interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.
Overcoming the difficulties faced by people with disabilities requires interventions to remove environmental and social barriers”.
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