The models of disability
The models of disability
The disability rights movement follows the 'social' model of disability.
Model means the type of disability.
What are the 'models of disability'?
People have different views of disability.
There are 2 main models looking at disability in different ways.
The 2 main models of disability are 'medical' and 'social'.
What is the medical model?
The medical model sees the disability as a difference that needs to be 'fixed' or 'cured'.
It sees the person with a disability as the 'problem'.
The medical model looks at what is 'wrong' with a person.
What is the social model?
The social model of disability says that people are disabled by barriers in society.
Barriers can be physical, like buildings not having
accessible
Accessible means something is easy for people to use or join in with. For example: Accessible writing means the writing is easy to read and understand.
toilets.
They can also be about the way people think about disability.
This model says that society needs to change to enable people.
Mencap follow the social model of disability.
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was first published 13.02.2023
Last update made: 13.02.2023