IAAP CPACC Certification Exam
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Medical Model of Disability - ✔✔Presents a view that pairs the problem of a
person with direct link to the trauma, disease, or health condition
Medical Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Addresses the
biological sources of disabilities and can provide ways to medically manage
the condition
Cons: Ignores the sociopolitical and environmental factors of disability;
problem of the individual
Social Model of Disability - ✔✔Disability is not a characteristic of the
individual but the conditions that the social environment creates that
prohibit the full integration of the individual.
Social Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Focus on the disabling
conditions in the environment and clearing barriers that are disabling
people from using society in the way designed, the individual is not
"broken"
,Cons: Can downplay the embodied characteristics of disability, Can push
disability advocacy into a polarizing political space
Biophysical Model of Disability - ✔✔A combination of the social and
medical models to create a more complex and broad view of disability in
order to not diminish one aspect for another
Economic Model of Disability - ✔✔Defined by the individual not being able
to participate in work, ability or inability to contribute to the economy,
assessed by the loss in productivity and consequences for the individual,
employer, and economy; directly related to the charity model
Economic Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Recognizes the
bodily limitations on work and that economic support may be needed
Cons: Creates a legally defined group of "needy" people which can be
stigmatizing and also leave people out that do not meet the legal threshold
for disabled but need support
Functional Solutions Model of Disability - ✔✔Identifications of the
limitations ("functional impairments") that the disability creates with the
intent to find solutions to overcome those barriers and reduce the
limitations through innovation
,Functional Solutions Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Results-
oriented and seeks solutions to real problems without diving into the
sociopolitical implications, encourages innovation and entrepreneurship
Cons: Can shift cost burden to the person instead of the building or
organization; profit driven can cause organization to miss the target
audience and usefulness, can miss sociopolitical root cause
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability - ✔✔identity by
affiliation; deriving personal identity from membership in a like-minded
group (eg. Deaf Culture)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability Pros and Cons -
✔✔Pros: Accepts the disability completely and uses it as a point of pride
Cons: Can be negated or brought down by feeling excluded by not fitting
the groups expectations
Charity Model of Disability - ✔✔Sees those with disability as unfortunate or
needy and those that help as charitable and kind contributors
Charity Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: inspires generosity
Cons: condescending, person is an "object of pity", Often short-term fixes
that sacrifice effective long-term solutions for the immediate effectiveness
, Affirmation Model of Disability - ✔✔encourages people with disabilities to
affirm their identity and to feel comfortable in their own skin, celebrating
everything about their physical identity, including their disabilities
Sociopolitical Model of Disability - ✔✔activist model that emphasizes the
need for human rights for people with disabilities
Religious or Moral Model of Disability - ✔✔assumes that disabilities are
given to people as a punishment for actions of either the individual herself
or of her parents or others who have brought this condition upon her or a
test given to the person to teach a lesson
Expert or Profession Model of Disability - ✔✔a variation of the medical
model, disabilities are meant to be treated and managed by people with
expertise and credentials
Rehabilitation Model of Disability - ✔✔emphasis on therapy or rehabilitation
for the person with a disability to improve the person's ability to function
and compensate for the disability
How many people have a disability? - ✔✔20% or 1 in 5 have some kind of
disability
Temporary Disability - ✔✔injury, incident, or surgery that temporarily
changes a persons ability level
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Medical Model of Disability - ✔✔Presents a view that pairs the problem of a
person with direct link to the trauma, disease, or health condition
Medical Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Addresses the
biological sources of disabilities and can provide ways to medically manage
the condition
Cons: Ignores the sociopolitical and environmental factors of disability;
problem of the individual
Social Model of Disability - ✔✔Disability is not a characteristic of the
individual but the conditions that the social environment creates that
prohibit the full integration of the individual.
Social Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Focus on the disabling
conditions in the environment and clearing barriers that are disabling
people from using society in the way designed, the individual is not
"broken"
,Cons: Can downplay the embodied characteristics of disability, Can push
disability advocacy into a polarizing political space
Biophysical Model of Disability - ✔✔A combination of the social and
medical models to create a more complex and broad view of disability in
order to not diminish one aspect for another
Economic Model of Disability - ✔✔Defined by the individual not being able
to participate in work, ability or inability to contribute to the economy,
assessed by the loss in productivity and consequences for the individual,
employer, and economy; directly related to the charity model
Economic Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Recognizes the
bodily limitations on work and that economic support may be needed
Cons: Creates a legally defined group of "needy" people which can be
stigmatizing and also leave people out that do not meet the legal threshold
for disabled but need support
Functional Solutions Model of Disability - ✔✔Identifications of the
limitations ("functional impairments") that the disability creates with the
intent to find solutions to overcome those barriers and reduce the
limitations through innovation
,Functional Solutions Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Results-
oriented and seeks solutions to real problems without diving into the
sociopolitical implications, encourages innovation and entrepreneurship
Cons: Can shift cost burden to the person instead of the building or
organization; profit driven can cause organization to miss the target
audience and usefulness, can miss sociopolitical root cause
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability - ✔✔identity by
affiliation; deriving personal identity from membership in a like-minded
group (eg. Deaf Culture)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability Pros and Cons -
✔✔Pros: Accepts the disability completely and uses it as a point of pride
Cons: Can be negated or brought down by feeling excluded by not fitting
the groups expectations
Charity Model of Disability - ✔✔Sees those with disability as unfortunate or
needy and those that help as charitable and kind contributors
Charity Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: inspires generosity
Cons: condescending, person is an "object of pity", Often short-term fixes
that sacrifice effective long-term solutions for the immediate effectiveness
, Affirmation Model of Disability - ✔✔encourages people with disabilities to
affirm their identity and to feel comfortable in their own skin, celebrating
everything about their physical identity, including their disabilities
Sociopolitical Model of Disability - ✔✔activist model that emphasizes the
need for human rights for people with disabilities
Religious or Moral Model of Disability - ✔✔assumes that disabilities are
given to people as a punishment for actions of either the individual herself
or of her parents or others who have brought this condition upon her or a
test given to the person to teach a lesson
Expert or Profession Model of Disability - ✔✔a variation of the medical
model, disabilities are meant to be treated and managed by people with
expertise and credentials
Rehabilitation Model of Disability - ✔✔emphasis on therapy or rehabilitation
for the person with a disability to improve the person's ability to function
and compensate for the disability
How many people have a disability? - ✔✔20% or 1 in 5 have some kind of
disability
Temporary Disability - ✔✔injury, incident, or surgery that temporarily
changes a persons ability level
