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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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Disability update What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS ...: ST. .. http://bit.ly/4eAqD6
APeels_Stuff (Andrew Peel) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:18:59 -0000
Disability update What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS ...: ST. .. http://bit.ly/4eAqD6
Que what? The rest of us have to put off reform b/c you're scared that disability coverage might change (it won't) @tjosephcarter
laprice (Larry Price) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:14:53 -0000
Que what? The rest of us have to put off reform b/c you're scared that disability coverage might change (it won't) @tjosephcarter
Thinking outside the square: Qwitter Client allows blind to embrace twitter http://tr.im/EbMJ #disability
TADNSW (TAD NSW) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:12:57 -0000
Thinking outside the square: Qwitter Client allows blind to embrace twitter http://tr.im/EbMJ #disability
@Vh1sHotWings That person must suffer a disability called BIPOLAR!!!
SAMEERAHSIMAGE (SAMEERAH DRINKARD) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:06:30 -0000
@Vh1sHotWings That person must suffer a disability called BIPOLAR!!!
getting card on disability???: I http://bit.ly/2HHoZ8
THCMedia (Bert Cannavelli) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:06:10 -0000
getting card on disability???: I http://bit.ly/2HHoZ8
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disability (disability) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:05:40 -0000
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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.
Meta Description: [ Disability Services in Brisbane provided by AbleCare including Physiotherapy, Occupational and Speech Therapy, Education, Training and Rehabilitation. ]
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.
Meta Description: [ Leading manufacturer of wheelchairs, respiratory products and other home health care and mobility products for people with disabilities. Browse our home medical equipment catalog. ]
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.
Meta Description: [ Procter - One stop Healthcare shopping for daily living aids, mobility and disability equipment, ranges include bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, dining and toilet aids. ]
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.
Meta Description: [ Van den Burg products, producer of revolutionary urinals, distributing worldwide. ]
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