Midterm Flashcards
What are the 3 images of disability in society?
- Poster child: raises money, pulls on heart strings, “better than” attitude
- Supercrip: overcome limitation by extraordinary feats, PWD doing extraordinary things
- Crisploitation: exploiting
What do the images/representations of disability in society do?
- Don’t allow normal interactions
- Underestimate PWD capabilities
- a problem that needs to be fixed
- we should fear disability
- disability can be overcome, all ends well
How is disability usually portrayed in film/tv?
Visual disability
List 10 common stereotypes
- Victim
- To be pitied
- Exotic
- Non-sexual
- Triumph over tragedy
- Sinister/evil
- Can’t fully participate in everyday life
- Burden
- Hostile
- Laughable entertainment
Who is John Callahan?
- American Cartoonist
- Believes in discrimination for all
- Quadriplegic since the age of 21
Why must we categorize disability?
- identify our philosophy
- understand terms
- understand how we approach service delivery
What are the 3 models for categorizing disability?
- Categorical, Deficit, or Medical Model
- Social Minority or Disability Rights Model
- Ecological Model
Within the Categorical Model what is the disability definition?
equated with being defective, inferior or less than
What is the identity Perception within the Categorical Model?
Individuals have common anomalies and deficits
What kind of terminology is associated with the Categorical Model?
Negative
What is the Service Delivery Basis of the Categorical Model?
Treatment based on deficits, problems, or characteristics
What is the Service Delivery Purpose of the Categorical Model?
Give advice, prescription or remediation
What symbols are associated with the Categorical Model?
Passive
Within the Social Minority Model, what is the disability definition?
Equated with being different
Different is not less than
What is the identity perception of the Social Minority Model?
Individuals have one commonality: the social stigma around disability
What kind of terminology is associated with the Social Minority Model?
Person-first, positive, neutral
What is the Service Delivery Basis of the Social Minority Model?
Based on individual assessment, personal strengths & weaknesses
What is the Service Delivery Purpose of the Social Minority Model?
Empower individuals to be active in self-actualization
What symbols are associated with the Social Minority Model?
Active
Within the Ecological Model, what is the disability definition?
Equated with being different
Person-environment interactions that cause the differences
(Environment can impede or enable functioning)
What is the identity perception of the Ecological Model?
Persons have common barriers and enablers
Barriers must be eliminated
What terminology is associated with the Ecological Model?
Person first terminology, environment variables are emphasized
What is the Service Delivery Basis of the Ecological Model?
Assessment involves individuals and their ecosystems
Goals focus on barriers and enablers
What is the Service Delivery Purpose of the Ecological Model?
To empower the individual to be active in self-actualization
What symbols are associated with the Ecological Model?
Active
What is the ultimate purpose of the Social Minority and Ecological Models?
Empowerment
Persons, groups, societies acquire the vision, motivation, resources to strive towards being the best they can be (self-actualization)
Describe the cycle of devaluation?
draw diagram
In 1980, what was the WHO’s definition of impairment?
Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function, which might result from a disease, accident, genetic or environmental agents
In 1980, what was the WHO’s definition of disability?
Any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or the range considered normal
In 1980, what was the WHO’s definition of handicap?
A disadvantage for a given individual that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role that is normal for that individual
In 2001, the WHO introduced what new idea?
International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health
-ICF
What is the purpose of the ICF?
Classification of health and health related domains
Looks at disability from 3 perspectives
What are the 3 perspectives of disability that the ICF looks at?
- Body (body function and structure)
- The individual (activities and participation)
- Society (environmental factors)