Disability

Question 1

When is world disability day?

Answer 1

3rd December

Question 2

When is casual day ?

Answer 2

4th September

Question 3

What % of SA’s population lives with a disability?

Answer 3

7.7%

Question 4

What are common causes of disability in adults in SA?

Answer 4

Trauma, Motor vehicle accidents, Non-communicable diseases, TB, HIV

Question 5

What are common causes of disability in children in SA?

Answer 5

Malnutrition, HIV

Question 6

List the types of disabilities

Answer 6

Difficulty seeing(blind)

Difficulty moving(physical)

Difficulty hearing and speaking

Mental: difficulty learning, psychiatric,
head injured people

Intellectual: difficulty in learning and
retaining new information

Fits(convulsions)

No feeling hands and feet

Question 7

Name the models of disability

Answer 7

Moral Model,

Medical Model,

Social Model perspective,

Philanthropic/ Charity model of disability

Biopsychosocial model

(can be asked to describe each of the models - see lecture slides)