REC100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Social Change, Social Exclusion, Devaluation
2 Jul 2020
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Impairments: physiological abnormalities: disabilities: limitations in functional performance stemming from impairments, handicaps: resulting disadvantages that may take the form of arbitrary barriers, labelling, lowered expectations, segregation, congregation, isolation, often done unconsciously in the name of rehabilitation. Historical understandings of disability: devaluation seen as a process of relegating someone to low social status based on having a significant characteristic not valued by society, based on unconscious negative historical role perceptions. Institutionalization of people with physical disabilities gained acceptance after ww2. Why people with disabilities needed even better lives and how this began to happen. Social change movements: people are more aware of their inequality, advocacy for policy change. Inclusion philosophy: paradigm shift bringing a significant change in the way of viewing the world. Self-determination is the core of the person-centered approach. Independent living movement: emphasizes that people with disabilities can best identify their own needs and have productive lives in the community.
