MINORITY MODEL OF DISABILITY

- - Glenzale Celino
2ND YEAR BSED ENGLISH
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Impairment vs. Disability

As traditionally used, impairment refers to a

problem with a structure or organ of the
body; disability is a functional limitation with
regard to a particular activity; and handicap
refers to a disadvantage in filling a role in life
relative to a peer group.
What is minority model
of disability?

The minority model of disability, also known as

sociopolitical model of disability, adds to the
social model, the idea that disability is imposed
on top of impairment via negative attitudes and
social barriers, in suggesting that people with
disabilities constitute a entitative, (relating to or
possessing material existence), social category
that shares in common the experience of
disability.
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What is Socio political model
of disability?

The socio-political model implies that

disability stems from the failure of the social
environment to adjust to the needs and
aspirations of people with disabilities, rather
than from the inability of disabled people to adapt to
societal demands.

- Jongbloed and Crichton 2007

The minority model normalizes the experience of disability
as a minority experience no more or less aberrant or deviant
than other minority groups' experiences (sex, race, sexual
orientation, etc.)
 Essentially, this is the assertion that people with disabilities
are, in part, disabled not by what's going on with our bodies
per se, but by the manner in which the able-bodied majority
of society views us and either molds or does not mold itself to
allow us to fit.
DISABILITY AND HEALTH
INCLUSIONS STRATEGIES

Inclusion of people with disabilities into everyday

activities involves practices and policies designed
to identify and remove barriers such as physical, 
communication, and attitudinal, that hamper
individuals’ ability to have full participation in
society, the same as people without disabilities.
Inclusion involves:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/
disabilityandhealth/disability-
strategies.html
sGetting fair treatment from others (nondiscrimination);
Making products, communications, and the physical
environment more usable by as many people as possible (
universal design);

Modifying items, procedures, or systems to enable a person

with a disability to use them to the maximum extent possible
(reasonable accommodations); and

Eliminating the belief that people with disabilities are

unhealthy or less capable of doing things
(stigma, stereotypes).
 Disability inclusion involves input from people with
disabilities, generally through disability-focused and
independent living organizations, in program or structural
design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

Communicating With and About People with Disabilities

Disability is part of the human experience, but sometimes
people use words or phrases that are insensitive and do not
promote understanding, dignity, and respect for people with
disabilities. More often than not, this is not intentional, but
can be hurtful just the same. Learn how to communicate with
and about people with disabilities using people-first language
and other helpful tips.
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