HE301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fibromyalgia, Ableism, Learning Disability
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Compare the potential for equity and equality in 3 models of disability. Ableism: discrimination in favour of able bodied people occurs quite commonly. Ii) barriers we create: barriers created by society, doors are not wide enough for a wheelchair. Immigration: people think you are here for the free healthcare. Sociopolitical model: stands for social justice, advocacy and rights, sociopolitical pathologies, society is the disability not the person. Impairment = disability when society inhibits participation: e. g. deaf, mute, this model challenges normal and able as subjective, rights outcome, eliminate discrimination, de-stigmatise, empower. Iv) disease, illness, impairment, disability: concepts are often conflated (fused together, chronic disease/illness/condition, plus impairment, equals disability. Chronic disease: usually degenerative e. g. diabetes, cystic fibrosis. Chronic diseases/conditions: often can be controlled; no cures. It changes conceptions of you : your conception, other people"s conceptions, different lived experiences. Acute diseases / medical conditions: does acute disease change your conception of you , no.
