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Disabilities are limitations in activity and/or functioning that are attributable to permanent medical conditions in physical, mental, emotional, and/or sensory domains and, significantly, are also due to societal responses to those limitations.
Defining Disability
Defining disability is challenging. There is a social/civil rights model, a medical model, and a moral model that professionals and consumers alike use to approach the definition (Bowe, 1978). More on [ Disabilities ]
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RT @jonpcain: Conference to Help Those With Disabilities Take 'The Next Step': She added her disabilities have even inspired t... http://t.co/oRtQAHmF
UKDHM (Disability History) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:49:27 -0000
RT @jonpcain: Conference to Help Those With Disabilities Take 'The Next Step': She added her disabilities have even inspired t... http://t.co/oRtQAHmF
i wish i didnt have speech disabilities
carlothehuman (carlo) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:49:04 -0000
i wish i didnt have speech disabilities
Twitter engagement in session on ICT and disabilities #ICT4DD - feed will be available to all participants at the session
TimUnwin (Tim Unwin) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:47:49 -0000
Twitter engagement in session on ICT and disabilities #ICT4DD - feed will be available to all participants at the session
Students design products to help athletes with disabilities http://t.co/4OFGAXYT
anushka_pandit (anushka pandit) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:46:02 -0000
Students design products to help athletes with disabilities http://t.co/4OFGAXYT
RT @AngryOzCripple: NSW: New centre to help people with intellectual #disability - Hunter Valley- ABC News http://t.co/ZS94heDM
ACDNSW (ACD NSW) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:45:52 -0000
RT @AngryOzCripple: NSW: New centre to help people with intellectual #disability - Hunter Valley- ABC News http://t.co/ZS94heDM
For live session on disabilities at WSIS Forum http://t.co/bXm2FD3N
TimUnwin (Tim Unwin) Thu, 17 May 2012 06:45:27 -0000
For live session on disabilities at WSIS Forum http://t.co/bXm2FD3N
Almanac of Policy Issues: Disability Issues - News, background information and links on disability issues, including the Americans with Disabilies Act (ADA) and Developmental Disabilities Act (DDA).
But You Don't Look Sick? - A collection of articles, stories, book and product reviews, with health resources and a message board.
Meta Description: [ ButYouDontLookSick.com is about living life to the fullest with any invisible or chronic disease. A collection of stories, book reviews, product reviews, resources, a message board and more. ]
Disability is Natural - Kathie Snow's official website. Offers a new way of thinking (and talking) about disabled people, learning disabilities and physical and mental handicaps.
Meta Description: [ Ready for some good news about people with disabilities? Discover a new way of thinking about disabled people, learning disabilities and physical and mental handicaps. ]
Mothers from Hell 2 - Grass-roots parent advocacy group, working for the appropriate education, community acceptance, needed services, rights of, and entitlements for individuals with disabilities. Resources, newsletter, membership, and contacts. Based in German Valley.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Mothers From Hell 2 ]
Services for Deaf and Hearing Disabled - News, employment, and events for the deaf and hearing disabled.
Meta Description: [ Together Deaf Foundation - Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing including: News, Jobs, Employment, Deaf Events, Chat Room, Message Boards. ]
Stigma and Discrimination - Petition opposing NAMI approval of the Lunatix Online game which stereotypes people with mental illness and perpetuates stigma and discrimination.
Meta Description: [ Stigma and Discrimination Petition ]
Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada - An organization representing approximately 125 Canadians born disabled as a consequence of the drug Thalidomide. Site has position paper on the proposal to begin using the drug again.
The Media Edge - How to write opinion articles that editors will actually use.
Meta Description: [ The Ragged Edge: Disability-rights culture, ideas, revolution, humor ... the best you've known with The Disability Rag, now even better. Created by Cliffwood Organic Works for The Advocado Press. ]
The Trigger, the Pen and the Switch - Article on the killing of a woman thinking of moving her mother to a care facility.
Meta Description: [ The Ragged Edge: Disability-rights culture, ideas, revolution, humor ... the best you've known with The Disability Rag, now even better. Created by Cliffwood Organic Works for The Advocado Press. ]
The Way America Treats The Disabled - Tommy Allen Thompson's account of his experience with job discrimination.
Meta Description: [ It is time that the US treat qualified physically disabled individuals equally, and offer an equal opportunity for employment based on job ability, not physical disability.
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Whispers of Hope - A center to discuss issues, to find resources, and to empower people with disabilities.
[About.com] Adoption Ability, Not Disability - Article for disabled would-be adoptive parents.
Meta Description: [ Adoption and foster care information including; gay adoption, international adoption, domestic adoption and foster / adoptive parenting. Free adoption search angels for your adoption search. ]
