DisPovertyPorn:Benefits Streetand the dis/ability paradox
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The paradox of disability.
But other definitions are sharper, e.g. impairment is a physiologic or anatomic dysfunction which is easily measured identically from person to person. Disability, then, becomes the result of that impairment on the individual with all of the personal characteristics including age, co-morbid conditions, education, experience, etc. Handicap adds the environment to the mix. This involves the job m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Disability & Society
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0968-7599,1360-0508
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2015.1008294