Abstract:

The following monograph is an attempt towards multi-context deliberations on the issue of exclusion and inclusion of people with disabilities. It draws attention to complexity and significance of the phenomena of contemporary scientific and social discourse. The article includes general guidelines for educational procedures and refers to the tradition of Polish school of rehabilitation and the vision of optimizing social care actions. The purpose of the article is therefore to present facts concerning social exclusion of the disabled but also stresses how to make an attempt in order to counteract such phenomenon. In addition, the research was aimed to present good inclusion practices. Nowadays, disability has no longer been treated as a problem of psychological and cultural character. Disabled people are not perceived as those who are worse and may be ignored by the society or socially alienated. The issue itself has become a problem of institutional and legal nature (unclear legal regulations or inappropriate acting services). Current economic situation of the disabled in Poland in spite of time flows since its political transformation has not been properly resolved in numerous issues, still remaining unstable and insecure. Negative social phenomena such as poverty, unemployment, helplessness not only fail to disappear, but they are increasing evolving into other forms, touching with its unique consequences those who are the weakest or insecure. It needs to be pointed out that growing inequalities result from unequal (often unfair distribution of financial resources and reflect in integration and inclusion barriers and also their results as social problems which again have its source in exclusion (often interchangeably named as a social exclusion).

Keywords:

Exclusion, social inclusion, inclusive education, disability, person with disabilities.