Impairment
- any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function
Disability
- any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity
- in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being
Handicap
- disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or a disability,
- that prevents the fulfillment of a role that is considered normal (depending on age, sex and social and cultural factors) for that individual
Nature of disability
- Time of onset
- infancy
- later in life
- Functions impaired
- Severity of disability
- Visibility of disability
- Stability of disability
- Pain
Stages of accommodation
COHN’S 5 stages in adjustment process
- Shock
- Expectancy of recovery
- Mourning
- Defence
- Final adjustment
Stages of family adjustment (response to child’s disability)
- Withdrawal/rejection
- Denial
- Fear & frustration
- Adjustment
Devaluation of disability – Why?
- Attitudinal barrier
- Overvaluation of physique
- Blaming the victim
- Insistence of mourning
Discrimination
Many persons with disabilities-feel-their problems stems primarily from
- prejudice
- discrimination
Labelling
- Name-calling by non-disabled person