Definitions of Disability
According to the CDC (2020), "this condition of the body or mind makes it difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them."
What is the medical definition of disability?
One's way of hiding their membership of a stigmatized group (Goffman, 1969)
What is passing?
A category that put humans into social groupings (Mallet R. et al., p.87, 2014)
What is a social identity?
Per the ADA (1990), "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment of a person who is perceived by others as having an impairment."
What is the legal definition of disability?
One's way to minimize or downplay their stigmatized status (Yoshino, 2007)
What is covering?
The many ways in which one defines themself as a unique being (Mallet R. et al., p.87, 2014)
What is personal identity?
Per the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, "having an intellectual disability, a hearing impairment, a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment, a serious emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, another health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities and who by reason thereof needs special education and related services"
What is the educational definition of disability?
One's way of acknowledging, reminding others, or talking explicitly about their stigmatized differences (Evans, 2017)
What is uncovering?
A way of looking at the identity of something as fixed and natural (Mallet R. et al., p.88, 2014)
What is the essentialist standpoint on identity?
"A physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions"
What is the dictionary definition of disability?
16% of the world's population (World Health Organization: WHO, 2023).
What percent of people in the world have disabilities?
A way of looking at identity as something that is fluid and shaped by social conditioning (Mallet R. et al., p.88, 2014)
What is a nonessentialist standpoint on identity?
Per Merriam-Webster:
"The quality or state of being able; Physical, mental, or legal power to do something; Competence in doing something; Natural aptitude or acquired proficiency."
What is ability?
Most people with disabilities live in this economic state, which aggravates their marginalized experiences (McDonald et al., p. 148, 2007)
What is poverty?
Being disabled doesn't shape someone's identity but rather the interactions with the people and environments surrounding them (Puruhito, M2 Video 4).
What is the social constructionist view of identity?