Revista de Direitos e Garantias Fundamentais (Dec 2016)

Disability approach in face of expansion of human rights

  • Joyceane Bezerra de Menezes,
  • Herika Janaynna Bezerra de Menezes,
  • Abraão Bezerra de Menezes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18759/rdgf.v17i2.860
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 2
pp. 551 – 572

Abstract

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It analyzes the social model of disability approach that is adopted by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Unlike the medical model, disability shall be understood as the interaction between the limitation or natural deterrent suffering person in their physical functions, mental and / or intellectual and social barriers. The paper follows qualitative analysis, basing on bibliographical and documentary research that showed the change in paradigm of international documents on human rights, focusing on the inclusion of people with disabilities and mitigation of social barriers to participate in community life, social and politician.

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