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Disability refers to the social effects of physical or mental impairment. This definition, known as the 'social model' of disability, makes a clear distinction between the impairment itself (such as a medical condition that makes a person unable to walk or unable to sit) and the disabling effects of society in relation to that impairment. As Frank Bowe put it in Handicapping America (1978), the real issue is the societal response to disability: if a community allows physical, architectural, transportation, and other barriers to remain in place, society is creating handicaps that oppress individuals with disabilities. If, on the other hand, a community removes those barriers, persons with disabilities can function at much higher levels. In simple terms, it is not the inability to walk or inability to sit that prevents a person entering a building unaided but the existence of stairs or the lack of benches to lie down, that are inaccessible to a wheelchair-user or a person with sitting disability. In other words, 'disability' is socially constructed. The 'social model' is often contrasted with the 'medical model' which sees 'disability' as synonymous with 'impairment.'
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disability (disability) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:57:32 -0000
RT @AutismRealityNB: #Autism #Rising, it is long past time to study environmental causes of autism
RT @dahara: Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. ~ Theodore Levitt #quote
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RT @dahara: Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. ~ Theodore Levitt #quote
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26th December marks 5 years since the Boxing Day Tsunami - CBM is still there http://ow.ly/OwmE #disability #mentalhealth #charitytuesday
cbmukadvocacy (Nadine Lusi) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:50:23 -0000
26th December marks 5 years since the Boxing Day Tsunami - CBM is still there http://ow.ly/OwmE #disability #mentalhealth #charitytuesday
26th December marks 5 years since the Boxing Day Tsunami - CBM is still there http://ow.ly/Owmr #disability #mentalhealth #charitytuesday
cbmuk (CBM UK) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:50:23 -0000
26th December marks 5 years since the Boxing Day Tsunami - CBM is still there http://ow.ly/Owmr #disability #mentalhealth #charitytuesday
#charitytuesday and merry xmas @ScopeEvents @ScopeRunning @DisabilityNow for the latest on #disability and #Scope
scopecharity (Scope charity) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:42:53 -0000
#charitytuesday and merry xmas @ScopeEvents @ScopeRunning @DisabilityNow for the latest on #disability and #Scope
AAPD - American Association Of People With Disabilities - A cross-disability site with numerous resources and free membership available. Home of the Enable magazine.
Meta Description: [ AAPD is a non-profit cross-disability organization whose goals are: unity, leadership, and impact, which are the hopes and convictions of people with disabilities and are necessary to ensure the future of inclusion promised by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ]
Access-Ability - Disabled/handicapped resources. Links, classified, gov't, letters, games, downloads, freebies. (UK)
American Disability Association - Information and resources for people with disabilities.
Meta Description: [ Serving Americans with Disabilities and enhancing cross-disability awareness across cultures since 1991. Our organization represents the interests of people with disabilities living in America and abroad ]
Antigua and Barbuda Association of Persons with Disabilities (ABAPD) - Cross-disability organization providing support and services to persons with disabilities. Mission is to ensure an environment in which every person with physical, mental, intellectual and/or sensory disabilities in Antigua and Barbuda achieves his/her full potential in his/her economic, social, religious and political life.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Social Workers - Provides information for social workers who work with deaf and hard of hearing people.
Disabilities Concerns (DISC) - Material on developmental disabilities, mental illness, creative writing by or related to persons with disabilities, e-mail list, and resources in the area of disability ministry for both individuals and faith communities.
Disabilities Forum - Coverage of a wide range of disability issues, concerns and disabilities. We cover the entire spectrum of living with a disability.
Disability Awareness Training - Self Direction - The Self Direction Community Project is a research area to promote and enhance online training accessibility. Personal feedback is needed.
Meta Description: [ Disability Awareness Training is provided by the Self Direction Community Project, based between Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall. ]
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Disability Central - Articles, discussion forums and links for people with disabilities and disability professionals.
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Disabled Christian Tape Fellowship - DCTF is a monthly cassette magazine for the disabled. Nondenominational.
Kiddesign - Dedicated to helping families modify their homes for children with disabilities. Includes a message board.
National Organization on Disability - Promotes full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
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New Horizons Unlimited - Fostering the interchange of information between people whose life long disabilities have tended to isolate them from the surrounding community and also between caregivers who may be inundated by the prospect of finding answers to their needs, there by providing the opportunity for individuals to share ideas and experiences with one another, that all may benefit.
Meta Description: [ New Horizons Un-Limited is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide access to information and life experiences to people impacted by lifelong disability. ]
Oklahoma Parent Network - Uniting Oklahoma families of disabled children via the World Wide Web, an email list and WebRing.
Parents Connect Support Group - An ongoing gathering and information exchange for parents and caregivers of individuals with special needs.
Meta Description: [ Parents Connect is an ongoing developmental disability resource exchange and parent support group for parents and caregivers of individuals with special needs. ]
People First of New Hampshire, Inc. - Self-advocacy organization in NH led by people with disabilities.
Rob's Find-A-Way - Links to disability resources and a chatroom to come and discuss health related issues, also to gain support and encouragement and a friendly ear. Chat is now on AOL.
The Healthy Gimp - Practical information and motivation for persons with a spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities.
Meta Description: [ information, motivation & skills development for persons with a spinal cord injury & other physical disabilities; achieve good health, success & self-determination ]
We Are Not Alone - Support, information, news, and links for people with disabilities, especially invisible disabilities
Women With Disabilities Australia - The national organisation for women with all types of disabilities. This site offers extensive information for all people with disabilities.
Meta Description: [ Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Home Page ]
World Association of Persons with Disabilities - A nonpartisan, nonprofit association under God, that represents large portions of the one in five residents of earth that are being alive, involved, effective, in their daily living.
Meta Description: [ World Association of Persons with Disabilities. The Beacon of Knowledge and Refuge for the World's Largest Minority, Useful links to laws, technology, advocacy, health and other resources on the Internet for parents, professionals, researchers and persons with disabilities. ]
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