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Communication and Integration of People with Disabilities

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Course Unit Code116-0337/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
S1I44doc. RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D., MBA
KAU40doc. Ing. Lenka Kauerová, CSc.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Formulate the specifics of the communication environment of people with disabilities.
2. Categorize forms of disabilities of persons with disabilities.
3. Explain the principles of communication with the affected persons.
4. Evaluate approaches to the integration of target groups in the labor market and society.
5. Assess the possibility of organizing work activities in relation to the labor market.
Course Contents
• Theory of communication
• Theory of communication with disabled people
• Distinctive breakdowns in learning/study
• Principles of personal communication for the hard of hearing
• Social rehabilitation for the blind and hard of seeing
• Software systems for the disabled
• Disabled people in the work-place
• Employing people with disabilities
• How to approach people with disabilities
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ADAMS, R., B. REISS and D. SERLIN. Keywords for Disability Studies. New York: New York University Press, 2015. 288 p. ISBN 978-1-4798-3952-0.
ADAMS, R., B. REISS and D. SERLIN. Keywords for Disability Studies. New York: New York University Press, 2015. 288 p. ISBN 978-1-4798-3952-0.
CHRASTINA, Jan et al. Percepce subjektivního dopadu zdravotního postižení / přítomnosti chronického onemocnění a pojetí zdravotního uvědomění a gramotnosti - výzkumy, teorie a jejich využití v práci s klientem. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2016. 214 s. ISBN 978-80-244-4888-6.
KOVÁŘOVÁ, R., K. JANKŮ a I. HAMPL. Poradenský systém pro osoby se speciálními potřebami v České republice. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, Pedagogická fakulta, 2015. 169 s. ISBN 978-80-7464-792-5.
Recommended Reading:
ADAMS, R., B. REISS and D. SERLIN. Keywords for Disability Studies. New York: New York University Press, 2015. 288 p. ISBN 978-1-4798-3952-0.


KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Můj spolužák…se specifickými potřebami. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2014. 216 s. ISBN 978-80-7435-479-3.
MPSV: Základní východiska zavedení koordinované rehabilitace zdravotně postižených v ČR. Praha: MPSV, 2012. 43 s. ISBN 978-80-7421-052-5.
VÁGNEROVÁ, M., Z. HADJ-MOUSSOVÁ a S. ŠTECH. Psychologie handicapu. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2004. 230 s. ISBN 80-7184-929-4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
CreditCredit85 (85)60
        ZápočetOther task type85 60