Models of Disability Flashcards
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A rehabilitation center focuses on helping wheelchair users strengthen their upper bodies so they can transfer independently. Which model of disability primarily drives this approach?
Answer: Medical Model
The Medical Model treats disability as a personal deficit to be fixed or compensated through clinical intervention and individual rehabilitation.
The Nirmala Erevelles critique argues that the Social Model of disability inadequately addresses which intersecting factor?
Answer: Class and economic oppression
Scholars like Erevelles apply a materialist lens, arguing that the Social Model neglects how poverty and capitalism shape disabled people's oppression.
Under the Economic Model of disability, what is the primary concern regarding people with disabilities?
Answer: Measuring cost to society and workforce productivity
The Economic Model evaluates disability in terms of productivity, employment rates, and the financial burden or contribution to the economy.
A city redesigns all its crosswalks with audible signals, tactile paving, and extended crossing times without requiring any individual to prove disability status. This best reflects which model?
Answer: Social Model
The Social Model directs solutions toward changing the built environment for everyone rather than requiring individuals to seek medical accommodations.
Which model of disability is most closely associated with the concept of 'crip culture' and pride in disabled identity?
Answer: Identity or Cultural Model
The Identity or Cultural Model embraces disability as a valued aspect of human diversity and supports disability pride movements.
The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is most aligned with which model?
Answer: Biopsychosocial Model
The ICF reflects the Biopsychosocial Model by integrating biological, psychological, and social factors to understand functioning and disability.
A foundation launches a televised fundraising campaign showing children with disabilities in distressing circumstances to solicit donations. Which model does this campaign reinforce?
Answer: Charity Model
The Charity Model portrays people with disabilities as objects of pity who need rescue, undermining autonomy and self-determination.
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