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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disabled occupied vehicle at S Semoran Blvd & Grant St
orlpol32822 (OrlPolice 32822) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:33:02 -0000
disabled occupied vehicle at S Semoran Blvd & Grant St
"o your schoo has disabled people! Thats so cute!! I love disabled people" quote by Ja'mie King! LMAO hahAH
originalateen (shafiq) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:29:50 -0000
"o your schoo has disabled people! Thats so cute!! I love disabled people" quote by Ja'mie King! LMAO hahAH
@lucypaw See, I'm all about the embodiment of the mind, but I still don't identify as having a disabled body. My brain isn't neurotypical>>>
RaisingBoychick (Arwyn) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:27:38 -0000
@lucypaw See, I'm all about the embodiment of the mind, but I still don't identify as having a disabled body. My brain isn't neurotypical>>>
Walking through the mall is like surfing the web with a disabled firewall. No thank you, I would not like to sample your Orange Chicken.
teal_girl (teal_girl) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:24:02 -0000
Walking through the mall is like surfing the web with a disabled firewall. No thank you, I would not like to sample your Orange Chicken.
T @GunRights Armed Females of America: Pro-Gun Women on Full Auto http://ow.ly/tSoC | ALL women & able disabled shld b ARMING right now.
alexakim (alexa) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:21:52 -0000
T @GunRights Armed Females of America: Pro-Gun Women on Full Auto http://ow.ly/tSoC | ALL women & able disabled shld b ARMING right now.
Hurray for exposure of a girl called "mermaid girl" but really is just physically disabled. we are all going to hell. and we so deserve it.
FueledByMarilyn (Marilyn Aguilera) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:21:23 -0000
Hurray for exposure of a girl called "mermaid girl" but really is just physically disabled. we are all going to hell. and we so deserve it.

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