SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 59: Canadian Human Rights Act, Reasonable Accommodation
Western medicine model
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• barriers to health care; barriers for immigrant women, often due to lack of
finances, whats not covered, transportation and lack of access to childcare.
social determinate of health, (poverty, housing etc.) can more predict
health outcomes.
Health, Inequality and Disability
+ Disability intersects with social class and other forms of inequality
• social movements activism in 70's
Individual /Medical Model vs. Social Model
Individual: impairment limitations, emotional consequences for individuals Social Model:
focus on disability rather than impairment. Disability is about the social disadvantages
experienced due to impairment. Barrier to inclusion for persons with disabilities
Protections + Charter of Rights and Freedoms + Canadian Human Rights Act
• Employment Equality Act
Accessibility for Ontarian's with Disabilities
Timing of onset of Disability . timing is important
• advantages/disadvantages are cumulative throughout the life course
from childhood
to adulthood + children with disabilities tend not to have the early educational
experiences that lead
to later life academic and professional success + Canadians with a disability are less
likely to complete a university degree
• Disability increases with age
• Women experience higher rates of disability than men
Canadians with a disability are more likely to face unemployment + Legislation
requires employers to make workplaces accessible + Principle of "reasonable
accommodation"
Social Policy/Support
• ODSP (Ontario Disability and Support Program)
• WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board)
