MIDTERM Flashcards
- not really the best set of cue cards but at least its something
What are some ways the media portrays PWD?
- “poster child” (usually cute and little)
- “super crip” (overcome limitations through extraordinary features)
- “cripsploitation” (taking advantage)
What are the disadvantages of the media portraying images if PWD?
- does not allow for interaction or understanding
- automatically underestimates PWD
What is ableism?
- discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities
How are PWD portrayed in entertainment?
- often portrayed as a comedian (laugh at, laugh with)
- disability is almost always visual
10 common stereotypes of PWD
- to be pitied
- victims
- sinister or evil
- exotic, curious
- triumph over tragedy
- laughable entertainment
- resentfully and hostile
- burden to others
- non-sexual
- cannot participate in everyday life
What does it mean to categorize?
- we categorize to identify one’s philosophy
- understand terms, how we can approach service delivery
3 Models
- Deficit or medical model
- Social minority or disability rights model
- ecological model
What are some aspects of the deficit/medical model?
- federal law dictated that students had to meet certain diagnostic criteria to specific disability categories in order to receive special education services
- categorizes disability: intellectual and learning
What are some aspects of the social minority / disability rights model?
- more recent and still evolving
- does not group disabilities into categories
- focuses on the individual
What are some aspects of the ecological model / individual difference model?
- emphasizes that difference is the product of interactions between persons and their social and physical environments
- persons with and without disabilities
How does the deficit/medical/categorial model view disability?
- inferior
How does the social minority/disability rights model view disability?
- equated with being different, not less than
- environment should be set up for their needs
How does the ecological model view disability?
- equated with being different and with person-environment interactions that cause differences
- environment can impede or enable functioning
What are the identity perceptions of the deficit/medical/categorial model?
- individuals have common anomalies and deficits that are viewed as personal tragedy
What connotation is associated with the deficit/medical/categorial model?
- negative
- views PWD as problems
What is the service delivery and its purpose of the deficit/medical/categorial model?
- give advice, prescription or remediation
- is a treatment based on deficits, problems, or characteristics
What are some symbols associated with the deficit/medical/categorial model?
- handicap symbol
- passive
What are the identity perceptions of the minority/disability rights model?
- individuals have one commonality (social stigma created around differences)
What connotation is associated with the minority/disability rights model?
- person-first
- positive or neutral
What are some symbols associated with the minority/disability rights model?
- active
What is the service delivery and its purpose of the minority/disability rights model?
- based on individual assessment and personal strengths and weaknesses
- to empower the individual to assume active role in self-actualization
What are the identity perceptions of the ecological model?
- persons have some common barriers and enablers (barriers must be eliminated)
What connotation is associated with the ecological model?
- person-first
- environmental variables emphasized
What is the service delivery and its purpose of the ecological model?
- assessment encompasses individuals and their ecosystems
- goals focus on barriers and enablers
- empower individual to assume active role in self-actualization