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Disability refers to the social effects of physical or mental impairment. This definition, known as the 'social model' of disability, makes a clear distinction between the impairment itself (such as a medical condition that makes a person unable to walk or unable to sit) and the disabling effects of society in relation to that impairment. As Frank Bowe put it in Handicapping America (1978), the real issue is the societal response to disability: if a community allows physical, architectural, transportation, and other barriers to remain in place, society is creating handicaps that oppress individuals with disabilities. If, on the other hand, a community removes those barriers, persons with disabilities can function at much higher levels. In simple terms, it is not the inability to walk or inability to sit that prevents a person entering a building unaided but the existence of stairs or the lack of benches to lie down, that are inaccessible to a wheelchair-user or a person with sitting disability. In other words, 'disability' is socially constructed. The 'social model' is often contrasted with the 'medical model' which sees 'disability' as synonymous with 'impairment.'
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H Care - Offers a complete line of home care products, durable medical goods and services. Based in Calgary, Canada.
AbleCare - Offers various disability services including occupational and speech therapy, equipment assessment and prescription, training and rehabilitation.
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Chesapeake Rehab Equipment - Distributes a range of assistive technology equipment, including mobility products, seating components, environmental controls, home care beds, ambulatory aids.
Invacare - Manufactures and distributes home medical equipment and mobility products.
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Janus Development Group - Coordinates the development of assistive living devices, including anti-stuttering aides and a computerized treadmill for wheelchairs.
Maddak - Manufactures a broad range of aids for daily living.
Meta Description: [ Aid for Daily Living. ]
OT Stores - Supplies occupational therapy and healthcare patient aid equipment for the elderly and disabled.
Meta Description: [ Supplies occupational therapy and healthcare patient aid equipment for the elderly and disabled. ]
Procter Care Centre - Offers a broad range of mobility products and aids for daily living, including wheelchairs, scooters, stairlifts, and medical equipment.
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Sunrise Medical - Manufactures and distributes a wide range of disability products, including wheelchairs, walking aids, beds, and daily living aids.
Therapy Supplies and Rental - Supplies a range of home medical equipment, including manual and power wheelchairs, scooters, specialty seating, bathroom equipment, vehicle conversions, in Ontario.
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Van den Burg Products - Dutch manufacturer of portable urinals for non-ambulatory and other special needs persons.
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