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    The main concepts of the social model of disability originated from disabled people‚ it enables them to have a voice‚ which gives them an opportunity to respond to the medical model. The medical model was introduced by members of the medical professional in 1970. The social model has recognised particular issues experience by disabled people; it highlights their experiences of discrimination‚ in areas such as independent living. The social model aims to remove the barriers that society created.

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    Ple ease limit th use and he distribution of these materials accordingly. Please re and pu e ead urchase eac original t ch text (cited by author) pr to using the adapte text. y rior g ed         ACC CESS Project Center for Disabilities S Studies  Univers sity of Delaw ware  461 Wyoming R Road‚ Newark k‚ DE 19716 Phone: 302‐831‐10 052   Email: deaccessproject@u udel.edu  www.deaccessprojec ct.org      Chapter One: Kim    Kim’s father died when she was a baby

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    Growing up I had a minor learning disability that made reading and writing a major obstacle. I was taking classes before school and having tutors in the summer‚ but it wasn’t enough. After a few years‚ I was molded to be the athlete of the family and as long as I tried with school‚ grades weren’t the primary priority. I began to understand that this was a lowering of standards due to perceptions of my abilities‚ or lack thereof‚ and was extremely dissatisfied. I wanted to be held to the same expectations

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    from the myth; as a general rule‚ affirmative action plans give preferred treatment only to affected groups when all other criteria (e.g.‚ education‚ skills) are equal. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- Much has been written and many monographs and primers are available concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‚ which was signed into law in 1990. Therefore‚ we only briefly cover the law here; however‚ those

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    Medical needs assessment of persons with locomotor disability in Kaiwara PHC area. ABSTRACT: Background: Among the different types of disabilities‚ the prevalence of locomotor disability is highest in the country – it is 1046 in the rural and 901 in the urban per 100000 persons. The first and foremost need for people with locomotor disability is the medical need‚ this assessment helps us in planning the rehabilitation for persons with locomotor disability. Aim: To assess the medical needs of the persons

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    ATTITUDE OF STUDENT NURSES’ TOWARD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 2 BACHELOR´S THESIS | ABSTRACT TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Degree programme in Nursing| General Nursing Completion of the thesis| Total number of pages 48 Instructors Heikki Ellilä and Mari Lahti Olasoji Awoyera TURUN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU THESIS The purpose of this study was to review the attitude of nursing students towards people with disabilities in the western world and compare this with the pilot

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    Attitude‚ Legislation and Litigation towards Students with Disabilities Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 September 15‚ 2013 Attitude‚ Legislation and Litigation towards Students with Disabilities Understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities has come full circle but has a long way to do to fully reach every individual. In the 4th century the great philosopher Aristotle wrote‚” As to the exposure and rearing of children‚ let there be a law that no deformed child shall live…”

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    with learning disabilities. Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equality and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. I can identify the polices and legislation designed to promote inclusion‚ human rights of individuals with learning disabilities and of their citizenship and equal life chances i.e. National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; Disability Discrimination Act 2005; Equality Act 2010; Disability Equality Duty

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    Phone (02) 9822 9855 Fax (02) 9823 5490 The main client group: Clients must live in either the Fairfield or Liverpool Local Government The organisation’s primary function is for the family where one parent has a mild to moderate intellectual disability and child under age of 12. Cost: Fees are based on your income and an hourly rate applies. CatholicCare’s aim is to provide an affordable and timely FDR service. CatholicCare Hunter-Manning does not receive Australian Government funding for this

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    1.Know the difference between the Medical and Social models of disability. 1.1 Describe the Medical Model of disability. The Medical Model sees disabled people as the problem. They need to be adapted to fit into the world as it is. This approach is based on a belief that the difficulties associated with the disability should be borne wholly by the disabled person‚ and that the disabled person should make extra effort to ensure that they do not inconvenience anyone else. If this is not possible

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