Medical Model - correct answer Disability is treated as a biological problem that diminishes quality of life and needs to be treated with professional
... [Show More] medical care.
Social Model - correct answer Disability (to a large extent) is an avoidable condition caused by poor design. (Direct response to Medical Model)
Functional Solutions Model - correct answer Seeks out solutions for eradicating limitations through advancements in technology/methodology. (Typically the approach of businesses selling accessibility solutions.)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model - correct answer Developed sense of identity through consorting with others who share similarities
Charity or Tragedy Model - correct answer Treats disabilities as unfortunate or tragic conditions worthy of special treatment
Medical Model (Strengths) - correct answer Helps guide important treatment decisions for clinically curing or providing ways to manage the conditions.
Medical Model (Weaknesses) - correct answer Overlooks impact of design decisions, requirement to prove disability, and designates disability as characteristic of individual
Social Model (Strengths) - correct answer Makes it clear that barriers and challenges experienced by people with disabilities are not inevitable, nor are they exclusively a characteristic of the individual's "broken" body.
Social Model (Weaknesses) - correct answer Can de-emphasize the physical reality of a disability too much (see Social Identity Model).
Functional Solutions Model (Strengths) - correct answer Focuses on results without getting hung up on theoretical/political questions
Functional Solutions Model (Weaknesses) - correct answer Can result in missing broader problems (?)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model (Strengths) - correct answer Self-acceptance, empowerment, and political strength
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model (Weaknesses) - correct answer Partly a result from exclusion in society
Charity or Tragedy Model (Strengths) - correct answer Can create a genuine sense of empathy and inspire people to help
Charity or Tragedy Model (Weaknesses) - correct answer Can be offensive and encourage unequal social/political relationship
Visual Disabilities - correct answer Colorblindness, blindness, and low vision/partial vision
Auditory Disabilities - correct answer Deafness, hard-of-hearing
Deafblindness - correct answer Self-explanatory
Mobility, Flexibility, and Body Structure Disabilities - correct answer Manual dexterity/fine motor control, ambulation, muscle fatigue, body size, and body shape and form [Show Less]