PSY345H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Blood, Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, United Cerebral Palsy
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A changing era in the lives of people with disabilities. The purpose of a label is to communicate specific differences in people who vary significantly from what is considered typical or normal . Disorder: a disturbance in normal functioning (mental, physical, or psychological) Disability: a condition resulting from a loss of physical functioning; or, difficulties in learning and social adjustment that significantly interfere with normal growth and development. Handicap: a limitation imposed on a person by the environment and the person"s capacity to cope with that limitation. Deaf: individuals who have hearing losses greater than 75 to 80 db, have vision as their primary input, and cannot understand speech through the ear. Labels communicate whether a person meets the expectation of the culture. Labelling is used is that in many social services and educational programs for people who are exceptional require the use of labels to distinguish who is eligible for services and who is not.
