ENS 438 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Intellectual Disability, World Health Organization, Cerebral Palsy
12 Apr 2017
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Disability has a different definition in sport than in larger society. Can refer to persons with permanent disabilities or a category in athletic competition. Thus, you can be disabled in society, but abled in a competitive category within sports. Impairment - a biomedical condition, an organic or functional disorder that underlies a disability or handicap. May hinder the effected"s ability to function in same role as unimpaired. The extent to which the impaired is disabled is based on the task, role or activity. The relationship of one"s personal impairment and disability to their resources and environment affects the performance. Handicaps are like disabilities in that they are the result of how people construct environments, relationships or roles and not the inevitable result of impairments. Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions - world health organization. May be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, or combination of these. Numerous varieties, severity and types of disabilities.
