e-Article
SEEING THE PERSON? DISABILITY THEORIES AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY.
Document Type
Article
Author
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Subject
*Speech therapy
*Language disorders
People with disabilities
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Language
ISSN
1368-2822
Abstract
The potential value of a framework enabling practitioners to conceptualise speech and language therapy from a range of perspectives engendered by different theories about disability is explored. Four disability research paradigms are used to categorise professional activities, whilst the 'individual' and 'social' models of disability are considered as alternative value systems. Challenges facing speech and language therapists in developing roles and services to embrace different perspectives are outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]