Ann Shearer illustrates this point by arguing that not being able to run for a
bus wouldn’t be a handicap if buses waited for the passengers. However,
many disabled people find a term «handicap» offensive because of its
historical association with begging and charity. A similar distinction can
be made using the term «im pairm ent» to refer
to the physical dimension
and «disability» as the term that incorporates the socially created aspects.
These distinctions are important because they reflect differing ways
of thinking about disability. On the one hand,
there is a medical model of
disability, which focuses on the individual and physical conditions
(impairments). A social model o f disability takes the focus away from the
individual and looks at disabling environments
- ways in which society
creates disabilities.
The definition, adopted by Oliver and Barnes, suggests that the term
disability refers to:
the disadvantage or restriction caused by a
contemporary social organization which takes no or little account o f
people who have...impairments and thus excludes them from the
mainstream o f social activities. (By
Y
Pat, Mastering Social Welfare.)
Look at the words in bold in the text «What is a «disability»? and
try to explain them, M ake up sentences with these words
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Fill in the correct word(s) fro m the list below
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Use the word(s) only
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limitations contemporary the mainstream disability begging the
individual environments created society account personality handicap
1. different ways o f thinking a b o u t.......
2. caused by a ....... social organization
3. historical association w ith ....... and charity
4. excludes them fro m ....... o f social activities
5. that incorporates the socially ...... aspects
6. the attitudes o f ....... and t h e .........o f the person
7. takes the focus away fro m .......
8. looks at disabling ......
9. b u t ....... is something that is imposed on that disability
10. socially created...........
11. which takes no or little ....... o f people
Answer the follow ing questions using the information fro m the text
above:
What are the definitions of disability given by Oliver and Barnes and
Ann Shearer? What do they focus on?
Explain the meaning of the following terms used in the text:
- medical model o f disability
- social model o f disability
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- impairment and disability
- disabling environments
Discuss the follow ing questions in pairs or groups:
Can you identify any common areas o f need for disabled people in
your country?
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To what extent are disabled people’s needs being met?
disability
Read the statem ent provided below and give yo u r own comments
Back up your opinion
«The people with a disability are human beings in the same way as
everyone else and only different to the extent that they suffer from a
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