The Politics of Physical Differences: Disability and Discrimination

Hahn, Harlan

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1988.tb02047.x

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“…As a result, this model aims to ameliorate the economic, social and physical obstacles of disability by decreasing discrimination and increasing community accessibility through, for example, building design, transportation and employment opportunities (29,31,32). From this point of view, disability is a question of human rights, and a lack of access is seen as an infringement of these rights.…”

Section: Social Model Of Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Access to Dental Services for People Using a Wheelchair

2015

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Objectives. We investigated the perspectives of people using a wheelchair and their difficulties in accessing dental services. Methods. Our participatory research was on the basis of a partnership between people using a wheelchair, dental professionals, and academic researchers. Partners were involved in a committee that provided advice at all stages of the project. Our team adopted a qualitative descriptive design. Between October 2011 and October 2012 we conducted semistructured individual interviews with 13 adults who lived in Montreal, Québec, Canada, and used a wheelchair full time. We audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim interviews, and we interpreted data using an inductive thematic analysis. Results. Oral health is of heightened importance to this group of people, who tend to use their mouth as a “third hand.” We identified successive challenges in accessing dental services: finding a dentist and being accepted, organizing transportation, entering the building and circulating inside, interacting with the dental staff, transferring and overcoming discomfort on the dental chair, and paying for the treatments. Conclusions. Governments, dental professional bodies, dental schools, and researchers should work with groups representing wheelchair users to improve access to dental services.

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Section: Social Model Of Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Access to Dental Services for People Using a Wheelchair

2015

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“…Research indicates that physical attractiveness is a powerfùl determinant of amtudes towards people with disabilities (Hahn, 1993;Olkin & Howson, 1994). Study findings suppon a mode1 of aesthetics suggested by Hahn (1993) , 1985).…”

Section: Social Reactions Towards Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Secondary Guy: Physically Disabled Teenagers in Secondary Schools

Doubt¹,

McColl²

2003

Can J Occup Ther

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Description générale. Cette étude avait pour but d'examiner les perceptions et les expériences d'adolescents ayant des déficiences physiques qui fréquentent des écoles secondaires régulières. L'étude portait particulièrement sur l'intégration sociale de ces jeunes et sur les facteurs qui agissent sur cette intégration. L'intégration sociale a été définie comme un sentiment d'appartenance au milieu scolaire. Méthodologie. Une approche phénoménologique a été utilisée pour examiner le point de vue des adolescents ayant des déficiences physiques. Sept élèves du secondaire ayant des problèmes de mobilité ont été interviewés à partir d'un guide d'entretien semistructuré. Résultats. Les résultats ont permis de cibler à la fois les facteurs favorisant et les facteurs limitant l'intégration. Les facteurs extrinsèques étaient les suivants : le soutien des pairs et du personnel, les réactions négatives et les activités inaccessibles. Les facteurs intrinsèques comprenaient la déficience en elle-même, les stratégies d'auto-exclusion, les stratégies visant à masquer la déficience, à trouver un refuge, à se moquer de la déficience ainsi que l'éducation des pairs. L'interprétation des résultats indique que les participants occupaient une place secondaire dans leur école, plutôt que d'être pleinement intégrés. Conséquences pour la pratique. Les ergothérapeutes ont les compétences requises ainsi que la possibilité et la responsabilité de jouer un rôle dans le processus d'intégration, en veillant à ce que les écoles favorisent l'intégration sociale de leurs jeunes clients afin qu'il puissent participer pleinement dans leur milieu scolaire.

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“…Considering the former category, it is important to stress the different type of social model of disability used in the USA as compared with the UK. Harlan Hahn (1988), an American activist and leading authority on disability rights, was influential in creating a model which is socio-political in nature and inclusive, as it simultaneously focuses on the minority-group model. In the USA, inclusivity and equality of access are entwined in accordance with Section 504 -part of the rehabilitation act of 1973, which states that if an educational opportunity is available to any student then it must also be made available to students with disabilities (Aune 1998;Jarrow 1993).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Focusing in on employability: using content analysis to explore the employability discourse in UK and USA universities

Chadha

Toner

2017

Int J Educ Technol High Educ

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In this paper, we have taken initial steps towards highlighting the employability discourse in higher education by using content analysis to explore website data at 40 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK and 40 HEIs in the USA by searching for 'employability' in respective web engines. The findings from our preliminary data analysis were inserted into a MIT SIMILE software package to create a bespoke, interactive webpage that could be disseminated for discussion by higher education managers. The initial findings suggest that, in the UK, the broad discourse is centred upon government policies and targeted preparation for employment while in the USA it is centred upon the institutional vision and social inclusion agenda. Recent graduates' views were sought on these initial findings to validate whether their experiences corroborated with our suggested employability discourse claims. These insights are a useful first step for HEIs to question and re-evaluate employability at an institutional level.

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The Politics of Physical Differences: Disability and Discrimination

Cited by 218 publications

References 14 publications

Access to Dental Services for People Using a Wheelchair

Access to Dental Services for People Using a Wheelchair

A Secondary Guy: Physically Disabled Teenagers in Secondary Schools

Focusing in on employability: using content analysis to explore the employability discourse in UK and USA universities

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