CH 4

Question 1

What does AMA stand for

Answer 1

Accessibility for Manitobans Act (2013)

Question 2

what are the 5 standards for AMA?

Answer 2

customer service,

information and communication,

transportation,

employment and

the built environment

Question 3

what are the principles of AMA?

Answer 3

Access: Persons should have barrier-free access to places, events and other functions that are generally available in the community;

Equality: Persons should have barrier-free access to those things that will give them equality of opportunity and outcome;

Universal design: Access should be provided in a manner that does not establish or perpetuate differences based on a person’s impairment;

Systemic responsibility: The responsibility to prevent and remove barriers rests with the person or organization that is responsible for establishing or perpetuating the barrier.

Question 4

what is social model of disability?

Answer 4

locates disability within society, as opposed to within the individual

Question 5

what are 2 criticisms of the social model of disability?

Answer 5

Ignores the role of impairment in the lives of people with disabilities.

Fails to recognize the differing experiences, and as a result varying accommodation needs