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Disability refers to the social effects of physical or mental impairment. This definition, known as the 'social model' of disability, makes a clear distinction between the impairment itself (such as a medical condition that makes a person unable to walk or unable to sit) and the disabling effects of society in relation to that impairment. As Frank Bowe put it in Handicapping America (1978), the real issue is the societal response to disability: if a community allows physical, architectural, transportation, and other barriers to remain in place, society is creating handicaps that oppress individuals with disabilities. If, on the other hand, a community removes those barriers, persons with disabilities can function at much higher levels. In simple terms, it is not the inability to walk or inability to sit that prevents a person entering a building unaided but the existence of stairs or the lack of benches to lie down, that are inaccessible to a wheelchair-user or a person with sitting disability. In other words, 'disability' is socially constructed. The 'social model' is often contrasted with the 'medical model' which sees 'disability' as synonymous with 'impairment.'
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Gallaudet University - The world's only university for the deaf and hard of hearing, providing a quality liberal arts education for all students. Faculty members are sensitive to the visual learning environment and use innovative multimedia approaches.
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Hearing Impaired - Organizations, agencies and educational institutions geared to provide support and advocacy for the deaf and the hearing-impaired to assure access and accommodation.
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) - NTID is the world's largest technical college for deaf students. It is one of 7 colleges of Rochester Institute for Technology in Rochester, NY.
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RNID Court Grange College - RNID Court Grange provides a range of further education and training opportunities to equip young deaf people with skills for life.
Video 2002 Conference on Emerging Video Technologies in Deaf Education - Featured presentations on video-conferecing technology and its applications in a deaf educational environment. Presentations include web casting, video relay and interpreting, and curriculum development.
Westgate College for Deaf People - Westgate College for Deaf People is the further education department of the Royal School for Deaf Children and is situated in Kent. It is residential and uses a student centred communication approach.
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