CPACC | 63 Questions and Answers
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Strengths of medical model – Answer Addresses biological sources of disabilities, focuses effort on
clinically curing disabilities
Weaknesses of the medical model – Answer Disability is a problem for the individual, and places
onus on individual to manage their medical condition
Strengths of social model – Answer Shows that barriers are not inevitable, society can change to
accommodate.
Weakness of social model – Answer Downplay embodied aspects of disabilities, and can create
political strife
Economic model strengths – Answer Recognizes limits on someone’s earning power because of a
disaiblity
Economic model weaknesses – Answer Makes people with disabilities seem needy, and can create
boundaries that are unnecessary for getting support
Functional model strengths – Answer Identifies limitations due to disability and tries to promote
solutions to the limitations. Very results driven. Avoids sociopolitical nuances
Weakness of functional model – Answer Profit driven, sometimes not practical or useful, ignores
sociopolitical nuances
Strengths of social identity model – Answer Accepts disability completely, takes pride in it
Weakness of social identity model – Answer Can create sense of exclusion, if you don’t quite fit the
requirements to be included in the group
Strength of charity model – Answer Encourages donations and volunteering
Weakness of charity model – Answer Condescending, encourages pity and focuses on short term
solutions
Disabilities included in vision – Answer Color Blindness, Blindness, Low vision
Solutions for colorblindness – Answer Designing materials that don’t rely on color, using filtered
glasses/screen filters
Assistive technologies for blindness – Answer screen readers, braille, white canes, service animals
Low vision definition – Answer Impairs vision to point that corrective lenses can’t restore full vision,
impairment isn’t severe enough to be blindness. Corrected visual acuity of no better than 20/40 or
20/60. Could need magnification, might experience low contrast/color deficiencies
Assistive Tech for Low Vision – Answer Screen magnifiers, screen readers, increased contrast, larger
size of mouse/ keyboard
Auditory disabilities – Answer Deafness, HOH
Deafness definition – Answer People born deaf might have sign language as their first language
Assistive Tech for Deafness – Answer Hearing aids, cochlear implants, captions for videos, transcripts
for video or audio, sign language
Hard of hearing definition – Answer One or more parts of ear has a problem that limits/interrupts
how sound travels through hearing system