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- 1. Models of disability, Functions, and Outcomes
- 2. 1. Religious/Moral Model 2. Biomedical Model 3. Functional Model 4. Environmental Model 5. Sociopolitical Model The Functional, Environmental, and Sociopolitical Models are interactive.
- 3. ! guiding assumptions ! Human made tool for understanding ! Human made tool for guidelines for action ! A representation of reality, but not reality ! Models are what PWDs live daily. ! Models are invented human assumptions. ! Models can be, culture-bound and time bound.
- 4. They provide the definitions of disability, who has a disability and what is the disability. These definitions result in diagnoses, labels, stereotypes, and self-definitions. Also operationalizes research variables. Definitions reflect the values of the definers. To serve as a starting point for government laws, policies and guidelines.
- 5. Under this model, the problems that are associated with disability are deemed to reside within the individual. In other words, if the individual is “cured” then these problems will not exist. This is the model most understood by society.
- 6. The Moral Model is historically the oldest and is less prevalent today. It provides the basis for the institutionalization, segregation, and marginalization of people with disabilities. Many cultures associate disability with sin and shame, and disability is often associates with feelings of guilt, For the individual with the disability, this model is particularly burdensome.
- 7. This model poses that the individual's environment can cause, define, or exaggerate disability.
- 8. The relationship between disability and society's roles and functions. The Functional Modal of disability theorizes that the function of the individual influence the definition of disability.
- 9. The Sociopolitical Model views disability as a consequence of environmental, social and attitudinal barriers that prevent people with impairments from maximum participation in society. This model considers disability to be a collective concern.