Disability Awareness (L22347) My name is Janet Long and I am going to write a case study on Disability Awareness. I have based this case study on one of my clients‚ Mary‚ who has a form of disability known as Lewy Body Dementia. In this case study. I will be focusing on the independence value of the social model of care. I will be examining the * The Social Model of Care * Supports that can be put in place * Strategies used by the client to maintain their independence * Recommendations
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Introduction What is a role model? A role model‚ defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is “a person who other people look to as an example to be imitated.” There are different types of people whose characteristics and traits are held in high regards and are imitated by others. There are many types of role models‚ whether social‚ religious‚ political‚ commercial or from the arts. Typical role models of our generation from these groups are The Pope‚ Barack Obama‚ Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates and Pharrell
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NATURE OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY Intellectual Disability (ID) is also known as “Mental Retardation” (MR). The term MR was replaced to the term ID by the doctors‚ professionals and health care practitioners because of the undesirable or negative connotation in our society. In 2010‚ President Obama signed the S. 2781 (111th): Rosa’s Law‚ A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability‚ and to change references to a mentally retarded
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Intellectual disability (ID) is defined as the presence of incomplete mental development (Katz & Lazcano-Ponce‚ 2008). An intelligence quotient (IQ) score below 70-75 is commonly used to diagnose ID‚ and in affected children‚ observable deficits in linguistic‚ social‚ and cognitive skills reveal underlying delays in their development. ID may result from various developmental disorders such as Down and Fragile-X syndromes. Symptoms of ID in children include poorer long-term memory (LTM) than peers
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believes that personal factors play a central role in determining how the individual will perceive susceptibility‚ perceived seriousness‚ perceived benefits‚ and perceived barriers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011) verify that Social Ecological Model personal factors help in the identification of opportunities to promote healthy living. The SEM and HBM aim at enhancing health outcome through the improvement of
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Disability When to Consider Applying for Disability Retirement Eligibility Requirements Applying for FERS Disability Retirement Periodic Medical Exams to Keep Your Disability Benefit Changing Your Retirement to Disability Retirement Termination of FERS Disability Benefit Reinstatement of Disability Benefit if it Stops Disability Retirement Computation Reductions in Disability Annuity Cost of Living Adjustments for FERS Disability Retiree Entitlement to Other Benefits-Effect on
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the results for adults with a learning disability who do not attend college are not bright. These individuals are usually not paid as well and are more likely to be unemployed. Since there is a direct link between job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction‚ it is important for individuals to be as highly-educated as possible‚ and in a field they enjoy. From the research and studies conducted within the United States‚ persons with learning disabilities need a college education to gain the employment
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The social model is the view of the disability not being the child or young people fault its society that disables the people. Also the social model focuses on our thoughts addressing the issue for example what do we need to do enable this person to achieve their full potential. The social model puts the emphasis on the way in which society needs to change‚ in contrast to the medical model which expects disabled people to change to fit into society. The strength of the social model is that it identifies
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intellectual disabilities significant limitations in both intellectual functioning (IQ below 75) and adaptive behavior (conceptual‚ social‚ and practical adaptive skills) Autism developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication‚ social interaction‚ and educational performance multiple disabilities the combination of impairments which causes such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education program solely for
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Disability Rights Movement In 1817‚ the American School for Deaf was founded in Hartford Connecticut. This was the first school for disabled children in the Western Hemisphere. Although this was not the beginning of the Disability Rights Movement‚ it was a start to society‚ making it possible for people to realize that there were those with disabilities out there in the world and something had to be done. The Disability Rights Movement fought for equal access‚ opportunity‚ consideration‚ and basic
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