SOWK 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: English Poor Laws, World Health Organization, Ableism
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Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Disability is thus not just a health problem. It is a complex phenomenon, reflecting the interaction between features of a person"s body and features of the society in which he or she lives. Overcoming the difficulties faced by people with disabilities requires interventions to remove environmental and social barriers. (who) It is estimated that 4. 4 million canadians have a disability. Approximately one out of every seven people in canada has a disability. There are approximately 600 million people worldwide with disabilities. Medical model: views disability as an unfortunate life event where some form of professional or medical assistance is required. An individual or family member moves sequentially through coping stages. An individual can be placed clearly in one stage or another. There is an optional length of time for staying in each stage.