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Disablement

Social Model

Definition

The active process of being marginalized by societal structures.

Prerequisite chain

  1. Condition. A structural/attitudinal exclusion process begins
  2. Functional status. Social participation is progressively restricted
  3. Applied test. Measured by number/severity of barriers encountered, not medical treatment
Assessment basis (treatment / aids) — Measured by the number and severity of barriers encountered, not by medical aids.

Qualifiers

  • Severity. Degree of systemic discrimination
  • Duration. Gradual vs. sudden exclusion
  • Scope. N/A
  • Other. N/A

Impact

Progressive restriction of social participation.

Example

A visually impaired employee is gradually disablement-ed by a workplace that keeps switching to inaccessible software.

Source: Disability studies / social theory

Language map: disability · Incapacity · Mitigated-state trap