1) " Impaired" -- As it applies to Impaired Vision The term "disability", as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition thatimpedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. National governments and global humanitarian agencies have narrowedthis definition for their own purposes, only pledging aid to those with specific disabilities of a certain severity. Contents 1 Types of disability 2 The evolution of a movement 3 The language and terminology ofdisability 4 Well-known people with disabilities 5 See also 6 External links Types of disability "Disability" can be broken down into a number of broad sub-categories, which include the following: Physical impairments affecting movement, such as post-polio syndrome, spinabifida and cerebral palsy.Sensory impairments, such as visual or hearing impairments.Cognitive impairments such as Autism or Down Syndrome.Psychiatric conditions such as Depression and Schizophrenia. The evolution of a movement Historically, disabilities have often been cast in a negative light. An individual thus affected was seen as being a“patient” subject either to cure or to ongoing medical care. His condition is seen as disabling; the social reactionsto it are justified, and the barriers unavoidable. This position is known as the medical model of disability. Over the past 20 years, a competing view known as the social model of disability has come to the fore. In this model, disability is seen more as asocial construction than a medical reality. An individual may be Ijpaired by a condition that requires daily living adaptations,but the bulk of his problem - his disability - can be found in the attitudinal and physical barriers erected by society.Both the medical and social models agree, to a point, that facilities and opportunities should be made as accessible aspossible to individuals who require adaptations. Disman...
2) " Vision" -- As it applies to Impaired Vision Vision can refer to: Visual perception is one of the senses. Vesion (religion) "Vision" can mean an imagined picturing originating with not-so-divine sources: politicians, business planners and change gurus play on this sense of the word.A company vision may express a corporate long-term goal - not to be confused with a mission statement (extending the religious metaphor). Vidion is BeOS's leading IRC client. Vusion ...
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