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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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Would you ever go out/marry someone who has a disability? Whether it's physical or mental?I was wondering how much people care or not.
AmusVagus (Aimee Vargas) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:28:07 -0000
Would you ever go out/marry someone who has a disability? Whether it's physical or mental?I was wondering how much people care or not.
Found definition of ''Normal'' ..usual,regular or typical,free from mental or physical disability- thats a stupid definition.
jonashuni (maryanne b) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:49:39 -0000
Found definition of ''Normal'' ..usual,regular or typical,free from mental or physical disability- thats a stupid definition.
@OakParkerr That doesn't sound reasonable. What if someone is out of town, or has a physical disability?
SamHulick (Sam Hulick) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:46:42 -0000
@OakParkerr That doesn't sound reasonable. What if someone is out of town, or has a physical disability?
I just said retard to a woman who was born with physical disability. Alex Laama: non stop trip to hell.
llamatoe (Alex Laama) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:38:06 -0000
I just said retard to a woman who was born with physical disability. Alex Laama: non stop trip to hell.
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chnumberone (john) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:25:17 -0000
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Physical therapists...please ask about our new short-term disability programs.
Jay_Aflac (Jay Williams) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:52:13 -0000
Physical therapists...please ask about our new short-term disability programs.
Birtenshaw Hall School - A day and residential, non-maintained special school in Bolton, for students with physical disabilities and associated learning difficulties. Information and contact details.
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The Treloar Trust - Provides education, therapy, care and independence training for young people with physical disabilities and those with both physical and learning difficulties. Includes details of day education and therapy for 5-7 year olds, residential provision for 7-16 year olds, and their further education courses.
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