Five Models for Thinking About Disability Implications for Policy Responses

This article advances five models for thinking about disability. Each has various degrees of relevance to policy, and each reflects various disciplines that affect policy. The article defines each model, indicates the disciplines or other sources of the model, and demonstrates the relevance of each...

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Published inJournal of disability policy studies Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 198 - 205
Main Authors Rutherford Turnbull, H., Stowe, Matthew J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.12.2001
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Administrative Principles
Case law
Cultural studies
Decision making
Disability
Ethics
Family (Sociological Unit)
Focus groups
Handicapped
People with disabilities
Physicians
Policy Analysis
Policy Making
Professionals
Program Evaluation
Psychologists
Public Administration
Public health
Qualitative research
Religious Education
Resistance (Psychology)
State Agencies
Teachers
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Summary:This article advances five models for thinking about disability. Each has various degrees of relevance to policy, and each reflects various disciplines that affect policy. The article defines each model, indicates the disciplines or other sources of the model, and demonstrates the relevance of each to policy. The five models are Human Capacity, Public Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethical and Philosophical Studies, and Technology Studies.
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ISSN:1044-2073
1538-4802
DOI:10.1177/104420730101200305