12 Introduction to Disability Studies and Health Flashcards
What changed for disability care in 1948?
the formation of the NHS
the 1948 NHS act gave local authorities the power to provide services to disbaled people
there was no requirement for them to do so
What changed for disability care in 1970?
The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
local authorities had to provide services to disabled people
What changed for disability care in 1961?
sociologist Irving Goffman scathed disability care, comparing it to a prison sentence
What changed for disability care in 1968?
The Architectural Barriers Act (1968 US) public buildings had to be accessible for disabled people
demedicalised disability and more seen as a result of social and environmental barriers
What is the Charity Model?
viewing disabled people as tragic and in need of charity
What is the Social Model of Disability?
The loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the normal life of the community on an equal level with others due to physical and social barriers
How could you criticise the Social Model of Disability?
it implies that if all barriers were removed disability would be eliminated
health is a continuum, not having a disability does not mean we are healthy
having a disability does not make someone unhealthy
What is the Biopsychological Model?
1977 George L Engels
the environment of an individual and how the person perceives the environment is important
Now incorporated into the ICF (international classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health)
What was found in 2017?
Sakellarious and Rotarou (2017)
disabled people more likely to have unmet needs and women more likely to report this than men
What Act came in in 1955?
the Disability Discrimination Act
What was the Disability Discrimination Act replaced by?
The Equality Act 2010 age disabiility gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion sex sexual orientation
what act was passed in 1988?
Human Rights Act
