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Day 12 2-19-15 Individuals with disabilities and their Families
FCHD 3210 Day 12 Individuals with disabilities and their Families
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Announcements Final Paper 2 (my culture) is due February 24
Quiz 4 will be February 24
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Diversity Moment
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Disclaimer My great Aunt My Wife My daughter and grandchildren
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Lives Worth Living
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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?
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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What can we learn?
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