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Understanding Ability and Disability

Ability and disability exist on a spectrum of diversity. Ability refers to competence or proficiency in an area, while disability describes any condition that prevents or limits typical development, tasks, or participation. Different models conceptualize disability, including the charity, medical, economic, social, and human rights models which view disability through lenses of compassion, pathology, costs, societal barriers, and civil rights respectively.

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Understanding Ability and Disability

Ability and disability exist on a spectrum of diversity. Ability refers to competence or proficiency in an area, while disability describes any condition that prevents or limits typical development, tasks, or participation. Different models conceptualize disability, including the charity, medical, economic, social, and human rights models which view disability through lenses of compassion, pathology, costs, societal barriers, and civil rights respectively.

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ABILITY AND

DISABILITY AS A
DIMENSION OF
DIVERSITY
ABILITY
• the quality or state of being able to do
something; competence in doing
something
• natural aptitude or acquired proficiency
DISABILITY
• any condition that prevents, delays or interferes with a
child’s normal achievement and development
• 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
MODELS OF DISABILITY

• Charity Model
• Medical Model
• Economic Model
• Social Model
• Human Rights Model
Source: CBM, Inclusion Made Easy: A Quick program guide to disability in development

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