HMB200H1 Lecture Notes - Medical Model
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Qualitative study of physical, social, and attitudinal environments Social model considers disability result of interaction b/w indiv and enviro and participation determined by social, attitudinal, and physical enviro. Icf defines participation as involvement in life situations and enviro factors, ca be positive influence or negative barriers. Medical model focus on impairment rather than enviro. Level of participation vary in dif enviro. Cp barriers = uneven surfaces, dep. on supervision, bullying, lack of sign lang. facilities. Factors relevant to adults relevant to children/families. Mobility, transport, support from family, services, finances, media representation. Learning, vision, language impairments also have barriers. People with disabilities preferred by academics/professionals person first. Disabled people preferred by disability movement argument is that you wouldn t say person with homosexual desires you would say homosexual person. Impairment loss of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function (med model) Hard to categorized disability b/c bodies, learning, and emotions always changing.
