Occupational Deprivation at Otago Polytechnic
In class we were put into groups and were required to make a short film relating to one of four concepts : occupational justice, occupational disruption, occupational transition, or occupational deprivation. My group chose occupational deprivation, which relates to the prevention of the person from performing their daily activities due to circumstances that are out of their control. We decided that focussing on access around the Polytechnic for people with disabilities would be relevant to the topic as well as achievable in relation to the resources and time that we had available.
As a group we discussed and storyboarded the film, deciding on the use of an electric wheelchair, and several short scenes that emphasised occupational deprivation through lack of physical access around the Polytechnic, such as getting into the toilet cubicles, reaching for books in the library, and getting out of a building in the case of a fire. We also decided to shoot and edit the film in the style of a silent film, to make it more visually interesting for the viewer, and therefore be more effective in portraying our concept.
Hi Aimee, That film was great! I was wondering in regards to the Otago Polytechnic and the fire escape issue you brought up; does the building have a fire access for those in wheelchairs?
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah, no, after discussing this issue with James, he told us that much to our surprise there is in fact no fire escape for those in wheelchairs! Because the lifts would be unusable, they would somehow have to get down the stairs - either rely on the firemen or hopefully others would carry them out! I believe that the polytech should consider this issue further as it is a prime example of occupational deprivation!
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