disability defined as the social consequences of having an impairment
disability awarness in action
it is the enviro which
is disabling not the
persons impairment
devised by group of
disabled accademics
concerned about barriers
to participation in society
they and others with
impairmnets experience in
their daily lives
There are 3 barriers
1. ENVIROMENTAL
the built
enviro
can be seen as
an experssion of
societies
underlying
attitudes to
disability
2. ATTITUDINAL
views non disabled
have about the
disabled
can be internalised
by diasbled which
can cause further
barriers
3. STRUCTURAL
the way society is
organised, i.e:
expectations held in
wrkplacewhich can
exclude s'one with an
impairment
CASE STUDY
Veronica:
MS sufferer,
wheelchair
user
disabled by
her condition,
building design (home), lack
of lifts(work),unhelpful
wrk practices,
low income,
attitudes and
behaviours of
others