HSC3502 Disability

class of disability

all persons in the same category, level of rights, or who have suffered from the same incident

americans w/ disabilities act (ada)

prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people w/ disabilities have the same opportunities to participate fully in all aspects of sociey

ada title 1

employment

• prohibits discrimination in the workplace and gives the right to request reasonable accommodation while working and in interview settings

ada title 2

state and local gov

• prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in services, programs, and activities provided by the state and local gov

ada title 3

public accommodations

• prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the activities of places of public accommodations

• requires newly constructed places to comply with ada standards

ada title 4

telecommunications

• phone companies must provide services to allow individuals with hearing or speech impairments to communicate

• psa’s provide closed captioning or sign interpreters

individuals with disabilities education act

individualized education program, free appropriate public education, least restrictive environment, appropriate evaluation, parent-teacher participation, procedural safeguards

idea part b

provides a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment

idea part c

provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers

international classification of function, disability, and health (ICF)

provides a common language across disciplines and a conceptual framework for understanding disability

disability

umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions

• denotes the negative aspects of the interaction between an individual and that individual’s contextual factors

icf body functions

physiological functions of body systems

icf body structures

anatomical parts of the body

icf activities

execution of a task or action by an individual

• baseline functioning capabilities for everyday life

icf participation

involvement in a everyday life situation

• social aspect of everyday life

icf personal factors

influences on functioning particular to the individual which are not represented elsewhere

• gender, age, race, education

icf environment

physical, social, and attitudinal environment in which people live and conduct their lives

• barriers or facilitators of the person’s functioning

medical model of disability

disability is a measurable, physiological problem

social model of disability

disability is a result of social beliefs, attitudes, and conditions

medical model addressing disability

cure the difference through surgery, medication, interventions

social model addressing disability

change the interaction between the individual and society through policy changes and disability culture

independence in the medical model

individual physical, cognitive, and sensory ability to perform w/o added time or assistance

independence in the social model

freedom to do what you want to do, when, where, and with whom you want