Current views about people with disabilities
1. What are your current views about people with disabilities?
2. Have you been either directly or indirectly affected by a disability or know someone with a disability?
3. How do you foresee that the course will impact your current or future career?
4. After reviewing the readings, share with the class, in your own words, how you would define disability. What is the importance and significance of the study of disability in the modern context?
5. Which model of disability best fits your own conception of disability? Explain.
Sample Solution
- I believe that people with disabilities are just like everyone else. They have the same hopes, dreams, and aspirations as anyone else. They deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, and they should have the same opportunities as everyone else.
- I have been indirectly affected by a disability. My aunt has a physical disability, and I have seen how it has impacted her life. She has faced challenges, but she has also overcome them. She is an inspiration to me, and she has taught me a lot about the importance of perseverance and determination.
Full Answer Section
- I foresee that the course will impact my current and future career in a number of ways. First, it will help me to better understand the needs of people with disabilities. Second, it will help me to develop skills in working with people with disabilities. Third, it will help me to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.
- After reviewing the readings, I would define disability as a condition that limits a person's ability to perform certain activities. This can be due to a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Disability can be temporary or permanent, and it can vary in severity.
The importance and significance of the study of disability in the modern context is that it can help us to better understand the needs of people with disabilities and to develop more inclusive societies. By studying disability, we can learn how to remove barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in society.
There are three main models of disability: the medical model, the social model, and the biopsychosocial model.
- The medical model views disability as a problem within the individual. It focuses on the individual's impairment and how it can be fixed or cured.
- The social model views disability as a problem created by society. It focuses on the environmental and social barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in society.
- The biopsychosocial model views disability as a complex interaction between the individual, their environment, and society. It takes into account the individual's impairment, as well as the environmental and social barriers that they face.
The model of disability that best fits my own conception of disability is the social model. I believe that disability is largely created by society, and that we can remove many of the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in society.