social model or disability based model

Hi folks
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Based on the discussion yesterday, I thought it might be helpful if we kept
a wiki page or added a note to our document that addressed issues like why
we are using the medical modal.
I put a draft in our suggested changes document at  suggested changes for
the next version
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CeqiSy3tVDoeBzCG8LpkyFT1fvugGk86JuT6NvfSiAA/edit#heading=h.oqdbcxukegmc>

Questions for discussion are:
1.  do we like the text?
2. Should it be a wiki page or in the document?  The advantage of the wiki
is we can collect all our notes in one place and add to it as needcd.


Here is the  first draft:
Add section on erratica or note (or wiki page)

We talk about disabilities and  impairments, rather than diversity and
social inclusion. This is because many countries are legally required to
provide equal access to services and health care for people with
disabilities. For example the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) affirms that all persons with all types of
disabilities must enjoy all human rights. We want to help people get the
access they need, and using words like impairment and disability may help
them fight discrimination in access.

In addition, in the research phase, we have found using disability names is
sometimes useful for helping us make sure user needs in our scope have been
covered.

We talk about functional impairments. The name of different disabilities
changes with location, culture and time. Also many people do not have the
correct diagnosis. Therefore we prefer to about talk about functional
impairments and use disabilities as an example.


Note I prefer comments in the document suggested changes for the next
version
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CeqiSy3tVDoeBzCG8LpkyFT1fvugGk86JuT6NvfSiAA/edit#heading=h.oqdbcxukegmc>

All the best

Lisa Seeman-Horwitz

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