HSS 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Physical Disability, Polling Place, Osteoarthritis
23 Nov 2018
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Barriers that contribute to disability (who: summary of the world report on disability) Life consequences for people with a disability. Impairment: can be temporary or permanent: example: osteoarthritis of the hip. Disabled is the umbrella term for handicapped as it is less offensive and more caring about the person. As said by who disability is a part of a human condition. Prof"s kid has addison"s kid and takes pills to replace the function of his adrenal glands however this doesn"t stop him from doing the things he wants. We want to be able to get into our neighbourhood polling station to vote with everyone else on election day. We want to be able to get married. We want to be able to provide for our children. Barriers that contribute to disability (1) inadequate policies and standards: policy design does not always take into account the needs of people with disabilities, or existing policies and standards are not enforced. (pg.
