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Think of the many names and labels you may have heard to describe persons with disabilities and those that are currently socially acceptable. The changing monikers given to those with disabilities are evidence of the continual negotiation of the society who labels and those who are so labeled to define what disability is and who is disabled. What do these shifting labels suggest about the social construction of disability?

Society is inconsistent in its treatment and protection of the rights of individuals with disabilities, creating a situation that contributes to marginalization that can complicate other forms of marginalization and oppression. Consider that being labeled with a disability can be simultaneously something to be fought against because of the stigma it entails and fought for because of the access that it grants to social services that meet basic medical needs, aid economic survival, and improve access to education that society can otherwise deny.

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I am going to provide you with my opinion on the social constructs involved with persons with disabilities. I am also going to provide some sites for you to look at to further your information. Use what I have, but realize this will have to be modified for your class and what you need to put into more academic form. However, it should, with any information you further gain from the websites provide you with a good idea of the issues.

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE treated with both disdain and with help. Social norms require identifying the person with disabilities and their disability along with the severity of the disability. Then society offers help in terms of medical, monetary, and in some cases, training. The system is set up to help these persons, but do not help them ...

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