SAS#12 Flashcards
________of people worldwide live with a disability
FIFTEEN PERCENT
Not all disabilities are
READILY VISIBLE
Some disabilities are associated with
ADDITIONAL CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
Other health disparity factors
FEAR
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING
PHYSICAL BARRIERS
COST
Models or perceptions of disabilities that influence how would these abilities are address in society
THE MORAL MODEL
THE MEDICAL MODEL
THE REHABILITATION MODEL
View disabilities as problems requiring intervention to cure
THE MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION MODELS
Disability as defect or sickness
MEDICAL MODEL
Disability as deficiency
REHABILITATION MODEL
Is most influential on current thinking
DISABILITIES MODEL (SOCIAL MODEL)
Embraces disability as a normal part of life
Views social discrimination rather than the disability itself as a problem
THE DISABILITIES MODEL (SOCIAL MODEL)
a complex phenomenon reflecting an interaction between figures of a person’s body and features of the society and which he or she lives
DISABILITY
U.S social security administration defines disability in terms of an
INDIVIDUALS ABILITY TO WORK
Enacted in 1990, this legislation has extended civil rights protection to millions of americans who are disabled
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA)
The ADA defined disability as a _______ or ________ that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual
PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT
Since the late 1970s, disabilities advocates and the government have encouraged people or person first language, which __________in writing and speech
PUTS THE PERSON BEFORE THE DISABILITY
