DISABLING IMAGERY AND THE MEDIA - University of Leeds

defining impairment and disability

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

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Shakespeare Social Model of Disability

Tom Shakespeare, Department of Sociology, University of Newcastle. Nicholas Watson, Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh. Address for correspondence . 13 Wood Terrace, Bill Quay, Gateshead, NE10 OUD. email: tilting@windmills.u-net.com telephone: +44 (0) 191 495 0405. Paper forthcoming in . Research in Social Science and Disability

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GENDER AND DISABILITY

Psychologists and social workers can provide support to people with impairments seeking to survive their disabilities. Approaches include adjustment and adaptation as key mechanisms of ‘coping’ used in such support; these are themselves gender-saturated. Assumptions of appropriate behaviour, suitable outcomes, and role allocation reflect

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disability a sociological phenomenon

Disability as Social Deviance The relationship between disability and deviance can be understood with reference to the freedom from social obligations and responsibilities explicit in the sick role construct and subsequent derivatives. and in the negative view of impairment prevalent in industrial and post industrial societies. Because such

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in soc dis - Centre for Disability Studies

The genesis, development and articulation of the social model of disability by disabled people themselves is a rejection of all of these fundamentals (Oliver 1990). It does not deny the problem of disability but locates it squarely within society. It is not individual limitations, of

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DISCRIMINATION: DISABLED PEOPLE AND THE MEDIA

problems associated with disability. They, along with a growing number of professionals and policy makers - particularly overseas, maintain that it is not impairment, which prevents ... Institutional discrimination - attitudes and policies which deny equal opportunities to disabled people - are evident in education, employment, the

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SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH IN THE UK: …

Source: Meltzer et al, 20007 Health inequalities persist into adulthood. Figure 2 maps the gradient in self-rated health, a key dimension of health in its own right as well as one which predicts mortality risk.8 It is based on a question in the 2001 census which asked people to assess their

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THE UNION OF THE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED AGAINST …

become more active in the disability field, and (b) to consider a long -term programme of action to involve disabled people in discussions about their own affairs. 3. Conditions of the meeting: (a) there should be an equal number of representatives from the Alliance and Union, up to a maximum of 4 each, (b) the number of

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Application for MTA Reduced-Fare MetroCard for People with ...

application. It is my professional opinion that he/she is a "disabled person" within the meaning of the term set forth in this document, as follows: Check all that apply: q Blindness – There is central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in both eyes with the use of correcting lenses. Each eye which, accompanied by …

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Disability Discrimination Act 2005 A law to help disabled ...

• People who run public transport now have to do more to make sure that disabled people can use their buses, coaches, taxis and trains. People who run vehicle hire, breakdown and leisure and tourism transport services also have to do more. • Disabled people studying for qualifications like GCSEs now have to be treated fairly.

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Accessible Parking in Texas Fast Facts

People who park in accessible parking spaces or who misuse Disabled Parking Placards or License Plates are subject to fines of up to $2,500 and/or up to 50 hours of community service. Accordingly, parking a vehicle so as to block any disabled parking van-access aisle is an offense. Seizure of Placards

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DISABILITY TERMINOLOGY CHART - California

DISABILITY TERMINOLOGY CHART When referring to people with disabilities, choose words that reflect dignity and respect. Use language that describes the person's disability without defining the individual as his or her disability.The following are just some

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Understanding the factors that contribute to social ...

For disabled people, the challenge of social exclusion is accentuated by the attitudes and behaviours that undermine their capacity to make their full contribution to New Zealand communities. For decades, until the 1980s and 1990s, disabled people were often hidden . 3. 5. 1 1. exclusion. exclusion .

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Invisible Disabilities: List & Information

People with psychiatric disabilities make up a large segment of the invisibly­disabled population covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Invisible disabilities can also include chronic illnesses such as renal failure, diabetes, and sleep

  People, Disabled

Disability and Development Report

A. Ending poverty and hunger for all persons with disabilities (Goals 1 and 2) This section reflects on the situation of persons with disabilities with respect to poverty and hunger, in line