PERLS207 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Disorder, Action Potential, Freezing Rain

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One limb amputation we can but skies at the the end of the pole to: a prosthetic is something else someone can use, a wheelchair , we can modify the rules, i. e. ) Today disability is an umbrella term covering:: impairment: a problem with body function or structure, activity limitation: dif culty encountered by the individual in executing a task, i. e. ) 3 levels of functioning linked to health condition ! disability, when they course in itself is trying to get those individuals integrated into our society! Some stories enhance life and others degrade it so we must be careful about the stories we tell. burton blatt, 1996, christmas in purgatory! Attitudes: this course is a double standard in a way, seeing as it segregates individuals who have a. Learning objectives: to understand what attitudes are, to identify some of our own attitudes and assumptions about individuals with impairment, to understand factors that in uence societal attitudes towards individuals with impairments.