Michael wrote:
>Why does Impairment have to be defined a one fixed thing? I've heard
it
>talking about as the brute biological fact, or a cultural thing or a
social
>or as I would define a it as both a biological, social-cultural and
as
>something we experience. In short why can't it be mixture of all of
the
>above.
My understanding has always been:
Impairment = biological fact
Disability and handicap = (largely) socio-cultural
All, of course, are things we experience.
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