Theoretical models of disability Flashcards
True or False: The Medical model considers disability as a health problem that affects individual people.
TRUE
Which of the following is a strength of the Medical model? A. It focuses on society’s responsibility for creating barriers. B. It provides cures or medical management of disabilities. C. It is concerned with equal access. D. It places responsibility on governments to promote and protect their rights.
B. It provides cures or medical management of disabilities.
True or False: The Social model considers disability society’s - not an individual person’s - problem.
TRUE
Which model states that society is responsible for creating disability since it creates barriers? A. Medical model B. Social model C. Human rights model D. Economic model
B. Social model
True or False: The Social model recognizes that it is society’s responsibility to remove barriers people with disabilities.
TRUE
Which model of disability states that people become disabled when an environment or technology presents barriers? A. Medical model B. Social model C. Human rights model D. Biopsychosocial model
B. Social model
True or False: The Human rights model places responsibility on governments to promote and protect the rights of people with disabilities.
TRUE
Which model considers the physical, psychological, and social contexts in which people with disabilities live? A. Medical model B. Social model C. Biopsychosocial model D. Functional solutions model
C. Biopsychosocial model
True or False: The Functional solutions model focuses on practical solutions for individual people.
TRUE
Which model’s goal is to overcome functional limitations using assistive technology or adaptive strategies? A. Medical model B. Social model C. Functional solutions model D. Charity model
C. Functional solutions model
True or False: Most accessibility professionals work within the Functional solutions model.
TRUE
Which model recognizes that disability may be fundamental to a person’s identity? A. Medical model B. Social identity or cultural affiliation model C. Economic model D. Charity model
B. Social identity or cultural affiliation model
True or False: The Economic model defines disability by a person’s ability or inability to work.
TRUE
Which model considers financial consequences for a person, an employer, and the state? A. Medical model B. Social model C. Economic model D. Charity model
C. Economic model
True or False: The Charity model regards people with disabilities as unfortunate and in need of help.
TRUE
