Disability Studies 1010A/B Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Disability, Ford Focus, Social Model Of Disability
20 Nov 2018
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Roeher the models of disability studies. Mallet & runswick-cole approaching disability: foundational perspectives. An example: (cid:862)whe(cid:374) a flo(cid:449)er does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)loo(cid:373), (cid:455)ou fi(cid:454) the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h it gro(cid:449)s, (cid:374)ot the flo(cid:449)er. (cid:863) alexander. Open your mind to other ways of doing things: more solutions than medical; different ways of doing things. What do (cid:455)ou lose i(cid:374) fo(cid:272)usi(cid:374)g on growing: as voltaire sa(cid:455)s (cid:862)le mieu est l(cid:859)e(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:373)i du (cid:271)ie(cid:374) (cid:863) Move from the medical model to the society/environmental model: from people-fixing to environment-changing. Disabled population are the biggest minority in the world. Self-ide(cid:374)tified (cid:894)people ha(cid:448)e to ide(cid:374)tif(cid:455) as (cid:858)disa(cid:271)led(cid:859)(cid:895) Approaching disability: foundational perspectives mallet and runswick-cole. Lack of ability (to discharge any office or function); inability, incapacity; weakness. Now rare: defines in terms of lack. Impairment = functional limitation within the individual: disability = loss or limitation of opportunities in society, consequence of social barriers.
