Transcription of defining impairment and disability
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defining impairment and disability A disabled person is a person with an impairment who experiences disability . disability is the result of negative interactions that take place between a person with an impairment and her or his social environment. impairment is thus part of a negative interaction, but it is not the cause of, nor does it justify, disability . impairment : an injury, illness, or congenital condition that causes or is likely to cause a loss or difference of physiological or psychological function. disability : the loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in society on an equal level with others due to social and environmental barriers.
change may easily fail to acknowledge the existence of an informal adjustment. Also, arrangements made to suit one individual do nothing to increase disabled people’s access to the organisation in general, either as employees or as customers. If, however, the ‘problem’ of disability was turned on its head and impairment was
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