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EMPATHETIC MODELLING [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

Disability simulations, also known as empathetic modeling, range from wearing your arm in a sling to getting around using a wheelchair for a period of time. The idea of these simulations is to let able-bodied people experience what it's like to have a disability, whether that's visual impairment or paraplegia.

Key term(s)
  • empathetic modelling
  • empathic modelling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
OBS

sensibilisation aux handicaps par la mise en situation; sensibilisation aux handicaps par l'expérimentation; sensibilisation aux handicaps par la simulation : désignations obtenues d'un organisme spécialisé.

Spanish

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