person with disabilities and turn our attention to disabling environments.” Discuss with relevance to completing explanations of disability. Date: 14/03/13 Word Count: 1‚442 “We should stop focussing on the person with disabilities and turn our attention to disabling environments”. This can be done by focussing on the social and rights based models of disability. There are four main models of disability‚ these are; the charity model‚ the medical model‚ the social model and the
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an intensive change of attitudes towards disability (Kuodyte et al.‚ 2012). In the past‚ the medical model of disability was generally accepted. However‚ it has been successfully challenged by new disability studies that explore disability in social and cultural terms as a social construct (Titchkosky‚ 2000). The social model emerged as public reaction and criticism of the medical model. Specifically in the UK people with disabilities felt that medical model was too much focused on functional limitations
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Unit 4222-253 Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions Learning Outcome 1 1) describe the types of difficulty that individual with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating with others The difficulties may show them self in some or all of the following ways: a delayed or complete lack of development of spoken language with no alternative means of communicating developed to compensate for this there may be difficulty in initiating or sustaining
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Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions. Outcome 1 1. All people with autism share similar difficulties however there condition will affect them in different ways. Some people with autism may live relatively normal lives were some people may need assistance with their learning disabilities. People with autism may experience some sensitivity to noise or sounds ( when talking to someone with autism your volume may seem a lot louder as if you were shouting at them.) they may experience
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Introductory awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions Understand the areas in which individuals with an autistic spectrum conditions characteristically have difficulties 1.1. Describe the types of difficulty that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating The effects of autism on communication are extremely varied. Most individuals do not have any trouble with pronunciation. The problems lie in using language effectively.
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Introductory awareness of Autistic Spectrum Disorders Task A- 1. Body language – People with ASD’s often have difficulties understanding and using body language. This may make them seem rude‚ but they also avoid eye contact as it makes them feel uncomfortable. Process delay - It is a common difficulty for people with ASD’s to have a delay in processing spoken/written communication and replying. Sporadic Language – Individuals may also have learnt certain words or phrases of interest
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I feel reflect some of the contrasting models of disability which we have looked at in Units 1-4 of the course materials (E214‚ The Open University‚ 2010). The first resource comes from the National Autistic Society’s website and the second comes from the national newspaper The Guardian. The first resource (Appendix A) is an information page entitled ‘What is Asperger Syndrome’ and particularly focusses on the medical/deficit model of disability‚ a model which involves identifying symptoms‚ diagnosing
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name Ref to Unit and Criteria Performance Evidence: Explore Models of Disability Date of activity: 12th October 2013 Ref to other units 58‚1.1 58‚1.2 58‚ 1.3 58‚2.1 58‚3‚3.1‚2‚3 58‚3.2‚3 58.2.2 58‚2.3 Examples of some theoretical models of disability are as follows; The medical model: is presented as viewing
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• Social Model of Disability Morris explains that the social meaning of “disability” doesn’t refer to just physiological impairment but rather disabling barriers of prejudice‚ discrimination‚ and social exclusion. The cornerstone of social model of disability should be‚ Morris states‚ separating out impairment from disability. Disability includes unequal access to education and housing‚ higher living costs‚ and negative attitudes‚ and Morris affirms that recognition of differences is basement of
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Models of Disability There are various different models of disability but the ones I am going to be focusing on are medical and social. The difference between these two models of disability is that the medical one is where the individual is disabled for example they may have to use a wheel chair. The social model is the view of people in the society on people’s disabilities and how they approach this. For example in our setting we do not have wheelchair access for upstairs for people who may need
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