Disability refers to the social effects of physical or mental impairment. This definition, known as the 'social model' of disability, makes a clear distinction between the impairment itself (such as a medical condition that makes a person unable to walk or unable to sit) and the disabling effects of society in relation to that impairment. As Frank Bowe put it in Handicapping America (1978), the real issue is the societal response to disability: if a community allows physical, architectural, transportation, and other barriers to remain in place, society is creating handicaps that oppress individuals with disabilities. If, on the other hand, a community removes those barriers, persons with disabilities can function at much higher levels. In simple terms, it is not the inability to walk or inability to sit that prevents a person entering a building unaided but the existence of stairs or the lack of benches to lie down, that are inaccessible to a wheelchair-user or a person with sitting disability. In other words, 'disability' is socially constructed. The 'social model' is often contrasted with the 'medical model' which sees 'disability' as synonymous with 'impairment.'

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Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:31:26 +0530
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Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:56:38 +0530
The 45-member Nuclear Suppliers' Group began its extraordinary meeting on Saturday to find a consensus on a "clean waiver" to start nuclear commerce with India.
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Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:11:25 +0530
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Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:42:22 +0530
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World's largest experiment to test particle physics theory
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:26:36 +0530
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Two Mumbai blasts suspects caught in Nepal
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:05:50 +0530
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One killed, another injured during shutdown in Kashmir
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Opposition criticises govt on NSG waiver
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Four SP MLAs resign from the party
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