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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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Auditory Processing Disorder in the United Kingdom - A voluntary organisation to promote recognition of this disorder. Information section, member area, links and calendar.
Meta Description: [ The APDUK web site tries to provide information , support and help for familes who are affected by APD. APDUK will also lobby for greater recognition of APD, improved APD diagnostic tests, and APD support programs in the UK ]
British Cochlear Implant Group - A professional body representing UK Cochlear Implant Centres and specialist medical practitioners. Includes information for professionals, people with cochlear implants, and potential recipients and their families.
Deaf Essential - Offers classes in deaf awareness and British Sign Language, as well as interpreting services.
Deafness@Birth - A training and information resource for professionals who work with deaf babies and their families.
Defeating Deafness - Charity supporting medical research and education to secure improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairment. Includes information and advice, articles, and FAQ.
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Deafness Research UK (The Hearing Research Trust) is the UK's medical charity for deaf and hard of hearing people. Our priorities include tinnitus, glue ear, hearing aids, cochlear implants, childhood deafness, hearing loss, cholesteatoma, presbyacusis, otosclerosis, and hearing-related researc... ]
Equip - Hearing Disorders - The NHS Electronic Quality Information for Patients project (Equip) offers a directory of links to information for people affected by hearing loss and deafness.
Meta Description: [ EQUIP - Electronic Quality Information for Patients. A gateway to quality-checked websites of information for patients. This page has links to quality websites giving hearing disorders information available in UK. There are also contacts for the West Midlands region and details of other media. ]
Single Sided Deafness - The BBC offer information on the condition, causes, and treatment options.
Meta Description: [ Single Sided Deafness (SSD) is the complete hearing loss in one ear. ]
The Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Site - Central link point internationally for complete information on tinnitus, tinnitus retraining therapy, hyperacusis therapy. Links to scientific studies on this subject.
Meta Description: [ patients seeking tinnitus and hyperacusis retraining therapy. Jastreboff and Hazell's book now available. TRT course info. ]
What is a Coclear Implant? - Information site produced by Advanced Bionics (UK) Ltd, and aimed at teenagers.
Working Without Hearing - Includes stories of individuals who became profoundly deaf as adults, and their experiences of returning to work; includes an advice section.
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