Social inclusion, quality of life, and children with disabilities

• Authors: Ivan Brown

Title variants

PL

INTEGRACJA SPOŁECZNA, JAKOŚĆ ŻYCIA A DZIECI Z NIEPEŁNOSPRAWNOŚCIĄ

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

W artykule zostało omówione pojęcie integracji społecznej i jakości życia w odniesieniu do dzieci z niepełnosprawnością. Ukazano drogę do integracji społecznej w kontekście osiąganej jakości życia, jak też wskazano główne kategorie służące do oceny indywidualnej jakości życia. W artykule przedstawiono również cztery sposoby usprawniania społecznej integracji dzieci z niepełnosprawnością.

EN

The article discusses the term social inclusion and the quality of life of children with disabilities. It presents the road to social inclusion in the context of quality of life, and also the main categories for assessing individual quality of life. This article also presents four ways to improve social inclusion for children with disabilities.

Keywords

PL

integracja społeczna; jakość życia; ocena jakości życia; dzieci z niepełnosprawnością

EN

social inclusion; quality of life; assessment of quality of life; children with disabilities

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Człowiek - Niepełnosprawność - Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3(37)
• Pages: 5-14

Contributors

author

Ivan Brown

• Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON, Canada L2S 3A1

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.8010