Elements of Value: Integration & Inclusion
This element is an important step of progress to be seen in society alongside general members of society.
The process of integration needs to be authentic and not be forced upon them as this can cause an opposite effect. To enable integration to work well-detailed understanding, education and guidelines to maintain integration & to prevent the causes to harm integration.
This includes making reasonable allowances to make sure they are not at a disadvantage.
These examples mentioned should reduce separation and along with changing attitudes such as resentment and jealousy.
Any form of misinterpretation or suspicions towards a person with differences when approaching a situation they might be struggling to follow protocol or guidelines which is unclear must not lead to destructive criticism without asking opening questions and non-judgemental observations especially a person"s differences was not disclosed beforehand. Any form of perceptive judgement and be harmful to integration and therefore their self-worth.
To maintain integration a person with differences needs to be supported on issues and boundaries which affects their place in Society. In contrast, any positive efforts to a person with differences should be respected and not any form of negative misperception.
To enable integration to be maintained we must not let any changes of philosophy, policies, social attitudes or trends risk damaging a person with differences place in society.
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