Social Model of Disability

Disability Discrimination Act (1995) and (2005)- The DDA bought in to support the rights of disabled people to take a full and active part in society. It gives them equality of access and the same opportunities to participate in society as a non-disabled people. This important piece of legislation gives disabled people rights regarding the way in which they received services, facilities or goods. This also included education, care and play services. A disabled person is someone who has a physical or mental impairment that affects their ability to carry out normal day to day activities. This will be long-term.

A. Disability legislation increases the recognition of actively involving individuals with a disability into community based projects and adapting mainstream projects for the involvement of others with a disability. This encourages inclusion for disabled individuals into the community and helps with other factors such as disabled access for wheelchair users and individuals with impaired mobility in the likes of schools and universities as well as local shops and community centres. Encouraging inclusion of disabled individuals into the community “normalizes” disability and encourages a positive

The Act prohibits discrimination against disabled people in a range of circumstances, covering employment and occupation, education, transport, and the provision of

Introduction: Models of disability are used for defining impairments and for helping the government and society help meet the needs of disabled people. They are helpful as they give people a better understanding of disabilities and the issues associated with having a disability.

In a debate between the social construction of disability and the medical model, I would side with social construction of disability. Prior to reading Chapter 3 of Rethinking Disability, I would have sided with the medical model since that was the only approach I was made aware of. In all of my studies, this is the method that I was shown. I was taught that if a student presents symptoms of having a disability, the teacher would include the parents and the student to undergo all of the steps such as, the examination, diagnosis, prescription, and follow up. We are so used to this process that we do not look beyond it to analyze what this really means. As stated in the chapter, after these students are diagnosed with all these labels, society

In the documentary “The Age of AIDS,” FRONTLINE examines the outbreak of AIDS since its first diagnosed case in 1981. The film investigates different medical, political and social environments under AIDS pandemic in the US and worldwide. The film not only focuses on the scientific research and progress in treating the disease, it also looks at the social stigma, government strategies and public campaigns around different countries.

This journal seeks to expand on the social model of impairment, by exploring contributions that post-structuralism and phenomenology make to the shift in the ideology of the body. This change in the concept of the body, being an emancipatory concept as opposed to being a reactionary one, signals the development of the sociology of impairment. Hughes. B. and Paterson K. (1997) argue that social model of disabilities is not sufficient theoretical basis for emancipatory politics of identity. The sociology of the body and disability are moving in opposite directions in terms of epistemology, Disability going in the route of dualistic theoretical perspective,

Switched at Birth shocked the nation with its compellingly unique storyline and portrayal of a disabled main character. The show follows the intertwined lives of Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez who were accidentally placed in the wrong cribs at the hospital soon after they were born. Bay grew up in an upper-class family and attended a private school in the city. Daphne, on the other hand, grew up in a single parent family who struggled to make ends meet every month. Daphne contracted meningitis when she was three, leading to her gradual deafness. After meeting for the first time, the families realized that they must learn how to live their lives together despite their conflicting backgrounds (Switched at Birth S:1). Although this show demonstrates the “Disability drift and the disability hierarchy” myth, it effectively shows how people with disabilities can live their lives the same way as able bodied people and have the same opportunities to achieve their goals. The writers accomplish this by focusing heavily on the social model of disability, which highlights the idea that “disability is caused by the way society is organized, rather than by a person’s impairment or difference” (Scope par. 1). Viewing disabilities from this perspective educates viewers on the flaws in our society and how we should work together to change our communities.

People with AIDS are concerned about some of their rights that they might lose. Some of the consequences that those with AIDS have are restrictions on international travel, housing, employment, medical care, and health care insurance (Comprehensive). One of the biggest fears of people in the community is acquiring the HIV/AIDS disease. Because of the terrible effects of HIV, community members tend to have some concerns about those with the disease. People who are diagnosed with AIDS are usually highly discriminated against. It can be very difficult for people with AIDS to find a job, because they are constantly being denied (Comprehensive). They also have problems with being restricted or denied access to education, health, and social services (Comprehensive). Governments are held accountable for the way they treat those with HIV/AIDS and how they deal with their rights. The government is responsible for not violating the rights of those affected with HIV/AIDS. There are certain rights that cannot be taken away from those with AIDS. These are the right to be free from torture, slavery, or servitude, the right to a fair trial, and the right to freedom of thought (Gruskin, 2002). There will always be discrimination, but there needs to be a better balance of the protection of those with HIV/AIDS, and the community members, protecting all human

According to Natalia Matovu Sharh, people living with HIV/AIDS are associated with discrimination from the society and family members because they believe the disease will bring shame to the social and the family. Individuals who are willing to start a treatment have

Social and medical models of disabilities – medical looks at what is wrong with a child and

According to Alonzo & Reynolds (1995), HIV/AIDS are manifestations of an extraordinary illness in terms of its potential for multidimensional stigmatization. The stigmas associated with the disease and the negative connotations such as the behaviors that believe/perceived to have caused the illness, the association with sudden death, being perceived as an undesirable can and will affect one’s housing status.

Social construction is a meaning created by the things that are around us. The idea of social construction is based on the fact that disability is constructed by localized social expectations. At one point in time, disability was seen as a punishment or moral failing until an enlightenment occurred and society changed its definition of disability. The construction of disability is linked to how time progresses. For example, if a time is set, you do not have the ability to change the time to what you would like it to be or a time may mean a different thing to someone else. You may see 10pm as late, while others see it as early. An article that focused on Deaf Beauty pageants used the deaf model and linguistic model to compare time periods of how change over time effected the contestants and pageant.

The paper deals with the knowledge and perceptions of Greek healthcare students on the AIDS epidemic. The HIV disease is viewed as the most obvious string for general wellbeing around the world(1). Since the onset of the AIDS pestilence until late years, the malady predominance was discovered to be expanding(2). According to Dimitrios Zikos, Marianna Diomidous, Efrosini Tzimogianni, the increment in the quantities of HIV bearers and patients in Greece is because of a change in sexual conduct, concentrating on various sexual accomplices and additionally on the truth of not taking any precautionary measures amid the sexual demonstration. They also determine that the lion 's share of the HIV positive diagnosed cases are youthful grown-ups in the age of 35 and more seasoned.

It goes without saying that HIV and AIDS are as much about social phenomena as they are about biological and medical concerns. From the moment scientists identified HIV and AIDS, social responses of fear, denial, stigma, and discrimination have accompanied the epidemic. Discrimination has spread rapidly, fuelling anxiety and prejudice against the groups most commonly affected, as well as those living with HIV or AIDS. One of the main reasons for this is the lack of education and misconceptions that have developed about the disease. Some individuals affected (or believed to be affected) by HIV have even been rejected by their families, their loved ones, and their communities. This rejection holds as true in the rich