IAAP CPACC CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
Medical Model of Disability - ✔✔Presents a view that pairs the
problem of a person with direct link to the trauma, disease, or health
condition
Medical Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Addresses the
biological sources of disabilities and can provide ways to medically
manage the condition
Cons: Ignores the sociopolitical and environmental factors of disability;
problem of the individual
,Social Model of Disability - ✔✔Disability is not a characteristic of the
individual but the conditions that the social environment creates that
prohibit the full integration of the individual.
Social Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Focus on the
disabling conditions in the environment and clearing barriers that are
disabling people from using society in the way designed, the individual
is not "broken"
Cons: Can downplay the embodied characteristics of disability, Can
push disability advocacy into a polarizing political space
Biophysical Model of Disability - ✔✔A combination of the social and
medical models to create a more complex and broad view of disability in
order to not diminish one aspect for another
Economic Model of Disability - ✔✔Defined by the individual not
being able to participate in work, ability or inability to contribute to the
economy, assessed by the loss in productivity and consequences for the
individual, employer, and economy; directly related to the charity model
,Economic Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Recognizes
the bodily limitations on work and that economic support may be needed
Cons: Creates a legally defined group of "needy" people which can be
stigmatizing and also leave people out that do not meet the legal
threshold for disabled but need support
Functional Solutions Model of Disability - ✔✔Identifications of the
limitations ("functional impairments") that the disability creates with the
intent to find solutions to overcome those barriers and reduce the
limitations through innovation
Functional Solutions Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros:
Results-oriented and seeks solutions to real problems without diving into
the sociopolitical implications, encourages innovation and
entrepreneurship
Cons: Can shift cost burden to the person instead of the building or
organization; profit driven can cause organization to miss the target
audience and usefulness, can miss sociopolitical root cause
, Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability - ✔✔identity
by affiliation; deriving personal identity from membership in a like-
minded group (eg. Deaf Culture)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability Pros and Cons
- ✔✔Pros: Accepts the disability completely and uses it as a point of
pride
Cons: Can be negated or brought down by feeling excluded by not
fitting the groups expectations
Charity Model of Disability - ✔✔Sees those with disability as
unfortunate or needy and those that help as charitable and kind
contributors
Charity Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: inspires
generosity
Cons: condescending, person is an "object of pity", Often short-term
fixes that sacrifice effective long-term solutions for the immediate
effectiveness
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
Medical Model of Disability - ✔✔Presents a view that pairs the
problem of a person with direct link to the trauma, disease, or health
condition
Medical Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Addresses the
biological sources of disabilities and can provide ways to medically
manage the condition
Cons: Ignores the sociopolitical and environmental factors of disability;
problem of the individual
,Social Model of Disability - ✔✔Disability is not a characteristic of the
individual but the conditions that the social environment creates that
prohibit the full integration of the individual.
Social Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Focus on the
disabling conditions in the environment and clearing barriers that are
disabling people from using society in the way designed, the individual
is not "broken"
Cons: Can downplay the embodied characteristics of disability, Can
push disability advocacy into a polarizing political space
Biophysical Model of Disability - ✔✔A combination of the social and
medical models to create a more complex and broad view of disability in
order to not diminish one aspect for another
Economic Model of Disability - ✔✔Defined by the individual not
being able to participate in work, ability or inability to contribute to the
economy, assessed by the loss in productivity and consequences for the
individual, employer, and economy; directly related to the charity model
,Economic Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: Recognizes
the bodily limitations on work and that economic support may be needed
Cons: Creates a legally defined group of "needy" people which can be
stigmatizing and also leave people out that do not meet the legal
threshold for disabled but need support
Functional Solutions Model of Disability - ✔✔Identifications of the
limitations ("functional impairments") that the disability creates with the
intent to find solutions to overcome those barriers and reduce the
limitations through innovation
Functional Solutions Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros:
Results-oriented and seeks solutions to real problems without diving into
the sociopolitical implications, encourages innovation and
entrepreneurship
Cons: Can shift cost burden to the person instead of the building or
organization; profit driven can cause organization to miss the target
audience and usefulness, can miss sociopolitical root cause
, Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability - ✔✔identity
by affiliation; deriving personal identity from membership in a like-
minded group (eg. Deaf Culture)
Social Identity or Cultural Affiliation Model of Disability Pros and Cons
- ✔✔Pros: Accepts the disability completely and uses it as a point of
pride
Cons: Can be negated or brought down by feeling excluded by not
fitting the groups expectations
Charity Model of Disability - ✔✔Sees those with disability as
unfortunate or needy and those that help as charitable and kind
contributors
Charity Model of Disability Pros and Cons - ✔✔Pros: inspires
generosity
Cons: condescending, person is an "object of pity", Often short-term
fixes that sacrifice effective long-term solutions for the immediate
effectiveness
