1. Day 12 2-19-15 Individuals with disabilities and their Families
FCHD 3210
Day 12
Individuals with disabilities and their Families

2. Announcements Final Paper 2 (my culture) is due February 24
Quiz 4 will be February 24

3. Diversity Moment

4. Disclaimer
My great Aunt
My Wife
My daughter and grandchildren

5. Lives Worth Living

6. Families and Disabilities
What are we talking about?
What did you learn from the film?
What can we learn from those with disabilities that can add value to our culture?

7. Defining Disability What is normal?
Problem: “Normalcy is often confused with humanity” (Wolfensberger, 1972)
Eugenics: The study to eliminate disability
Disability and normalcy are social constructions
Universality of disability
What about adaptive functioning?

8. Disability Types Physical disabilities Intellectual disabilities
Visual, hearing, mobility impairments and health disorders (CP, MD, ALS, MS, Polio/post polio, trauma, Visual impairment, hearing loss, etc.)
Intellectual disabilities
Various degrees of mental retardation (Down’s syndrome, Autism, CP, etc.)
Cognitive disabilities
Traumatic brain injury
Learning disabilities (Down’s, Autism, CP, ADD, ADHD, etc.)
Psychiatric disabilities
DSM diagnoses

9. Disadvantage is Not Disability
ADA definition of disability:
1. presence of a condition
2. pervasive impairment in social and occupational functioning
3. individuals with these impairments are the targets of prejudice, discrimination, stigma, and reduced opportunities

10. Prevalence
2000 Census reports that 28.9 percent of families report at least one member with a disability
Five types reported in this percent: Sensory, Physical, Mental, self-care, going outside home.

11. What can we learn?