IMPAIRMENT , DISABILITY

AND HANDICAP
 BY THE END OF THIS WORKSHOP YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO…
…define disability
…describe the relationship between poverty and disability
…identify steps to take toward inclusion
…understand the basics of disability etiquette

I NG …understand how disability impacts family strengthening

R N ES
A
LE ECTI V programming
J
OB …identify roles in mitigating barriers faced by children
with disabilities and their families
REFLECTION

What does the word disability mean to

you?

What is your reaction when you see a

person with a disability?

What personal experience do you have

with disability, either with your own lived
experience, within your family, or in your
community?
 GLOBAL DISABILITY STATISTICS 15% of global
population

80% of people with

disabilities live in
developing nations

20% of people who live

on < $1.25 per day in the
4
world have a disability
 WHAT IS DISABILITY AND
IMPAIRMENT

• The word “impairment,” “disability,” and “handicap,” are very common

words,  each having different meanings.
• Impairment, disability and handicap are all related to conditions that
make it hard or impossible for an individual to function in a normal
capacity and the effect of those conditions.
 DEFINING DISABILITY

Persons with disabilities have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory

impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and
effective participation in society on an equal basis with others

• Limited Activity- difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action

• Restricted participation- problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life
situations
• Impairment- problem in body function or structure, with varying severity
 IMPAIRMENT
• Simply we can say that Impairment is the abnormality itself, it is the weakness or
damage of the organ.
• Impairment is a loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical
structure or function.
• 'Impairment' is concerned with the abnormalities of body structure and
appearance or of organ and system functioning, resulting from any cause.
• Impairments are disturbances at the level of the organ which include defects in or
loss of a limb, organ or other body structure, as well as defects in or loss of a mental
function.
• Examples of impairments include blindness, deafness, paralysis of a limb,
amputation of a limb; mental retardation etc.
 DISABILITY

• Disability: any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of the

ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range
considered normal for a human being.
• Disability' is the functional consequence of impairment.
• Disability is the term used to define a restriction in the ability to perform
a normal activity of daily living which someone of the same age is able to
perform.
• “Disability” means the lack of ability to perform an activity in a manner
that is considered to be normal.
 Etiquette
• Don’t touch personal equipment
• Don’t victimize
• Don’t assume
• Adjust posture to eye-level
• Make eye contact
• Ask before providing assistance
• Don’t underestimate abilities
• Speak to the person before his/her caregiver