Week 2 lectures Flashcards
What do people with disabilities want?
Want to be seen as…
- real people
- apart of society
- not something to be hidden, pitied or given charity
What are theBARRIERS that contribute to disability(x8)?
- Inaqdequate Policies and Standards
- Negative attitudes
- Lack of provision of services
- Problems with service delivery
- Inadequate funding
- Lack of Accessibility
- Lack of consultation and involvement
- Lack of data and evidence
What is “Inadequate Policies and Standards”?
- does not take into account the NEEDS
- standards are NOT enforced
What is “Negative Attitudes”?
- thinking/feeling negatively towards something or someone
- creates STIGMA and STEREOTYPES
- negative assumptions –> feeling bad about themselves
Where did the idea of a “perfect body start”?
- sociocultural conditioning at a young age
- beautiful body
- being personally productive and achieving stuff
- if you have a disability you were “sick” (sick role), poor and of lower status
What is “lack of provision of services”?
- cannot get to services (mostly in large city centres)
- costs are high
How many people who live in low-income countries with inadequate access to health and rehabilitation services? (%)
80%
What is “problems with service delivery”?
don’t meet their needs
- treated badly
- sometimes denied health care
people with disabilities were more than ____ times as likely to report finding health care provider skills inadequate to meet their needs, ____ times more likely to be treated badly and nearly ____ times more likely to be denied needed health care
TWO
FOUR
THREE
What is “Inaqdequate funding”?
poverty –> disability —> disability worsening poverty
VIcious circle
most of funds have to come from their own funds
parents can be reason for difficulty in obtaining help (7/10 reported costs as a reason for unmet needs)
What is “lack of accessibility”?
- communication options (text to read, descriptive video, sign language, etc.)
- physical (stairs instead of ramps, no bars, etc…)
What is the top 6 barriers to lack of accessibility?
- employment (TOP ONE)
- built environment
- transportation
- program and service delivery
- information and communications
- procurement of goods and services
What is “lack of consultation and involvement”?
- get excluded from decision-making in matters affecting their lives
What is “lack of data and evidence”?
- impacts the understanding of and action against the barriers
What are the CONSEQUENCES for people living with disabilities? (x5)
- worse health outcomes
- lower level of education
- Lower economic participation
- Higher poverty levels
- Higher dependence and limited participation
What does “worse health outcomes” look like for a person with a disability?
- More vulnerable to secondary conditions, co-morbidities, and age-related conditions
- Higher risk for “risky behaviours”
- Higher risk of being exposed the violence
- experience health probs that could largely be preventable (diabetes, heart disease, obesity)
What two education attainments are people with disabilities less likely to have compared to able-bodied people?
- No certificate, diploma, or degree
- go to University
What does “lower level of education” look like for a person with a disability?
- Less likely to start school
- Less likely to stay in school
- Huge education gaps across all age groups
What does “lower economic participation” look like for a person with a disability?
- More likely to be unemployed
- Earn less when employed
- More likely men (53%) to be unemployed than women (20%)
- 80% unemployed in Canada
What does “higher poverty levels” look like for a person with a disability?
-Food insecurity
-Poor housing
-Lack of access to safe water and sanitation
-No easy access to health care
-Have extra costs with having disabilities
What does “higher dependence and limited participation” look like for a person with a disability?
- Rely on institutional solutions
- Lack of community living
- Most support comes from family members or social networks
The initial definition came from what two taxonomies?
- Medical –> anatomical descriptions (physical handicap = loss your leg)
- situational –> mild, moderate or severe
The moral religous model focused on what problem? (slide 14 jan 20 photo)
- the disabled individual
- all about TAKING CARE of people and HELPING
What does the MEDICAL model focused on?
- the problem = disabled individual
- giving them services to FIX them (MUST BE TREATED)
- the PERSON has to CHANGE
What are the consequences to the medical model?
What does the SOCIAL model focus on? (slide 22 jan 20 )
the ENVIRONMENT is the problem (everything around them)
can be enabling or disabling
barriers : attitudinal, environmental, institutional (legal)
What are the consequences of the social model?
What is the RIGHTS BASED model?
- tied to social model
- problem is the ENVIRONMENT
What does the UN say we need to move towards for viewing people with disabilities?
to see them as SUBJECTS with rights instead of OBJECTS of charity
What is the Shakespeare model looking at?
- some people may not want to be fixed
- they don’ t see the disability as a problem
