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The distinction between individual and social dimensions of disability already referred to are also important in discussing the causes of both impairment (individual limitation) and disability (socially imposed restriction). From an individual/medical view the main causes of impairment can be seen from Figure 3.1 on page 52.
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Oliver, M. (1983). The Causes of Impairment and the Creation of Disability. In: Social Work with Disabled People. Practical Social Work Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86058-6_4
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