Down the ages it was seen that disability was a curse or punishment. With the development of science and social change, disability is now seen as a societal problem rather than individual problem and solution became focused on removing the barriers to social change, not just medical care. The persons with a disability encounter discrimination, they tend to alienate themselves from society as they feel unwanted and rejected. It affects the psycho social condition of persons with disabilities. The human person is a complex entity composed of two distinct phenomena, the physique, and the psyche, commonly called body and mind. It is both common knowledge and scientific theory that a person’s mental life and emotional reactions are influenced by his physical condition as well as his social and physical environment.
great article
So true @nyakianda! Is this Part 1 of this topic?😊
Good take on this issue. Disability, on my take, is a social construct. However, it is also an evolving concept as the interaction with people and environment is constantly changing and hence excluding others thus perpetuating disability.
We could discuss part 2 here kindly share your thoughts
Disability to me is a scientific (medical) spiritual (social) and emotional construction of what would be considered 'abnormal' to those that don't understand the condition that makes one to be called Disabled. Medical in the sense that we can explain the cause or how to manage a condition, eg through through therapy. Social In the sense that your view point of the world is different based on how the environment treats you or the social institutions such as school. Emotional based on the decisions we make as a result medical and social experiences. For example, staircases are seen as architectural beauty because socially they are viewed that way by institutions that teach architecture. As a result of my medical condition that inhibits me from using a staircase, my emotional state towards staircase is hatred and that's how Disability comes to the fore.