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3.1 Models of disability

Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: September 11, 2011

Disability means, ‘a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of a person.’ (Equal Opportunities act, Malta, 2000) medical model – disabled people are seen as the problem. They need to change and adapt to circumstances (if they can), and there is no suggestion that society needs [...]

Using academic search engines and examining impact of readings

Posted by: Keith Aquilina on: February 20, 2011

Activity 3.1 Although I had previously used Google scholar, I had no idea of the ISI Web of Knowledge. Such searching seems quiet interesting as the search conducted will focus on ‘reliable’ sources such as journal entries, research papers etc.  Still the main problem that I am finding is that certain results will not be [...]


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