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Title |
Perspectives on the Meaning of “Disability”
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Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, October 2016
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DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor2-1610 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Leslie Francis, Anita Silvers |
Abstract |
The meaning of "disability" has shifted with changes in public policy. Half a century ago, Congress was convinced that narrow determinations of disability are easy for physicians to make. But with the advent of universal civil rights protection against disability discrimination in the US, deciding whether particular individuals are disabled became increasingly contentious, until Congress intervened. What should now be addressed in each case is not whether the functionally compromised person is severely disabled enough to exercise a right, but whether mitigating interventions and reasonable accommodations can together achieve equitable access for that person. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 8 | 42% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
Canada | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 8 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 11 | 58% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 21% |
Scientists | 3 | 16% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 85 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 85 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 10 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 8% |
Other | 6 | 7% |
Student > Master | 6 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
Other | 11 | 13% |
Unknown | 41 | 48% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 8 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 8% |
Arts and Humanities | 4 | 5% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 5% |
Other | 8 | 9% |
Unknown | 42 | 49% |