Impairment and Disability: Challenging Concepts of ‘Normality’

  • Gerry Ellis
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Abstract

Gerry Ellis investigates the contexts in which the terms ‘impairment’ and ‘disability’ are appropriate and demonstrates that disability is not just confined to those with impairments but is a ‘normal’ aspect of human existence. Ellis examines the history of disability-related language, with a focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Ellis advocates for a more accessible society and refers to Universal Design principles. Ellis concludes with some thoughts on what persons with disabilities think.

Keywords

United Nations Disable Person United Nation Convention White Shark Universal Design 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Gerry Ellis
    • 1
  1. 1.Feel the BenefITDublinIreland

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