A SEMINAR REPORT ON
INCLUSION
Submitted for the course of
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC PURPOSES
By
Name of student: Nataša Maksić
Department: Preschool Teacher
Student’s Logbook Number: 6074
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE IN KIKINDA
What is Inclusion?
Inclusion at its simplest is ‘the state of being included’ but it is a bit more complicated than that… It is used by
disability rights activists to promote the idea that all people should be freely and openly accommodated without
restrictions or limitations of any kind.
It is described by some as the practice of ensuring that people feel they belong, are engaged, and connected. It is
a universal human right whose aim is to embrace all people, irrespective of race, gender, disability or other
attribute which can be perceived as different.
Miller and Katz (2002) defined inclusion as: “.. a sense of belonging: feeling respected, valued for who you
are; feeling a level of supportive energy and commitment from others so that you can do your best.”
It is about valuing all individuals, giving equal access and opportunity to all and removing discrimination and
other barriers to involvement.
From an ethical point of view, human rights are fundamental to overcoming disabling barriers and promoting
inclusion.
A human rights approach should ensure positive processes and outcomes for disabled people including treating
people with dignity and respect and ensure that society no longer disables its citizens.
Respecting human rights in the delivery of services is not an optional extra but a set of core values and
fundamental to public sector reform. Human rights extend to economic, social, cultural, civil and political
rights.
Work towards inclusion must be active, involves imagining better and understanding that we all have something
to contribute. It encompasses people having control over their own support and making their own decisions
(personalisation), participation and presence in their own communities.
