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This model defines disability in terms of biological impairments. Disability is viewed
as a problem that is caused by diagnosed genetic disorders, disease, trauma, or
other health conditions. Disability is treated as a biological problem that diminishes
quality of life and needs to be treated with professional medical care. - Answer
Medical Model
These are strengths of which disability model?
can address biological sources of disabilities by:
- clinically curing
- providing ways to medically manage conditions - Answer Medical Model
These are weaknesses of which disability model?
treats disability as a "problem" or inherent characteristic of the individual seeks cures
or management of bodily condition, often overlooking broader sociopolitical
constraints imposed by unwelcoming or inaccessible environments - Answer Medical
Model
In this model, the issue of "disability" is a socially created problem and a matter of
the full integration of individuals into society. Not an attribute of an individual, but
rather a complex collection of conditions, many of which are created by the social
environment.
Management of the problem of "disability" is the collective responsibility of society at
large to make the environmental modifications necessary for the full participation of
people with disabilities in all areas of social life.
Equal access is a human rights issue which requires large-scale social change. -
Answer Social Model
These are strengths of which disability model?
- Empowers people with disabilities by removing the stigma often associated with
physical impairments. The expectation is that society will create inclusive
environments, and not that people with disabilities need to accept a lower quality of
life simply because their bodies do not conform to "normal" expectations.
- It also empowers designers of physical and virtual environments to think broadly
about usability for all kinds of humans.
- The big picture with this model is that society can be more welcoming, more just,
with a higher quality of life for all, if we make the effort to design with accessibility in
mind. - Answer Social Model
These are weaknesses of which disability model?
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- This model can de-emphasize the physical reality of a disability too much.
- Downplays embodied aspects of disabilities too much
- Push for social justice in political arena puts activists at odds with people with other
political interests, sometimes resulting in political adversaries - Answer Social Model
This model recognizes that disability is a complex and multi-faceted concept and
incorporates the perspectives of the medical and social models. This includes the
biological, individual, and social aspects of disability. - Answer Biopsychosocial
Model
In this model, disability is defined as a person's inability to participate in work.
This model views disabilities from the perspective of the economic impact of the
disability on individuals, employers, the state, and welfare programs.
It assesses the degree the impairment affects an individual's productivity and the
economic consequences for the individual/employer/state.
Directly related to charity/tragedy model - Answer Economic Model
These are strengths of which disability model?
Recognizes effect of bodily limitations on ability to work, resulting in possible need
for economic support and/or accommodations for the disability. - Answer Economic
Model
These are weaknesses of which disability model?
- Creates a legally-defined and stigmatizing category for "needy" people.
- If a person doesn't meet the "disabled" legal threshold (or if disability is under
dispute), person may not receive the support they need - Answer Economic Model
This model is a practical perspective that identifies limitations due to disability with
the intent to create and promote solutions to overcome said limitations.
The goal of this model is to reduce or eliminate impact of functional limitations
through technological or methodological innovation.
It pragmatically deemphasizes sociopolitical aspects and prioritizes inventiveness
and entrepreneurship. - Answer Functional Solutions Model
These are strengths of which disability model?
- Results-oriented
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- Seeks to provide solutions to real-world challenges
- Sidesteps the often convoluted sociopolitical implications of disability within society
- Answer Functional Solutions Model
These are weaknesses of which disability model?
- Some solutions may be innovative but not practical or useful
- May benefit innovators more than target population (especially expensive solutions)
- If primary barrier of challenge is socioeconomic circumstances in the environment,
the deemphasis on socioeconomic issues could cause innovators to ignore the most
important aspects of the original problem - Answer Functional Solutions Model
This model refers to a sense of driving one's personal identity belonging to a group
of like-minded individual.
Most evident among deaf people with their shared linguistic experience and being
part of a close-knit linguistic minority. - Answer Social Identity/Cultural Affiliation
Model
These are strengths of which disability model?
- Accepts the person's disability completely
- Uses disability as a point of pride in being association with similar people - Answer
Social Identity/Cultural Affiliation Model
These are weaknesses of which disability model?
- Strongly identifying with other people with disabilities may partly be a result of
feeling excluded from the rest of society.
- Sense of belonging could be counterbalanced by a sense of exclusion by people
who don't quite fit the group expectation. - Answer Social Identity/Cultural Affiliation
Model
This model regards people with disabilities as unfortunate and in need of outside
assistance.
Charity providers viewed as benevolent contributors to a needy population. - Answer
Charity Model
These are strengths of which disability model?
- Can inspire people to contribute time and resources where genuinely needed -
Answer Charity Model
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