Lesson 12 Flashcards
______ percent of people worldwide live with a disability
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4 models/perceptions of disabilities
Moral Model
Medical Model
Rehabilitation Model
Disability (social) Model
Embraces disabilities as a normal part of life
The disabilities model / social model
The belief that people with disabilities must be “cured” has been criticized by advocates
The medical and rehabilitation model
This model is the most influential in current thinking
The disabilities model / social model
Old model that persist in some cultures
The moral model
Views social discrimination, rather than disability itself, as the problem
The disabilities model / social model
Individuals and their families may experience guilt, shame, denial of care
The moral model
This model view disabilities as problems requiring intervention to cure
The medical and rehabilitation model
United Nations established Standard rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities specifying _______________
Fundamental right of access to care
A conplex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives
Diasbility
An individuals ability to work
Disability
This legislation has extended civil rights protections to millions of Americans who are disabled
Americans with Disabilities Act
What model: disability as defect / sickness
Medical model
What model: disability as deficiency
Rehabilitation model
