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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@jaymohr37 which is why we never saw the Second Annual Marcel Marceau Telethon for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
markfromhouston (mark (from houston)) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:03:31 -0000
@jaymohr37 which is why we never saw the Second Annual Marcel Marceau Telethon for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired serves the greater San Joaquin County area. We re-open Jan. 4 @ 8:30 a.m.
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Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired serves the greater San Joaquin County area. We re-open Jan. 4 @ 8:30 a.m.
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