Day 48: The Social Model of Disability

The Social Model of Disability versus the Medical Model

We're familiar with the Medical model of which focuses on a person's medical issue as their disability.  The Social model is another way of thinking about disability.  The person is fine, they're a person, equal to everyone else.  When society and the world around them create (or don't remove) barriers that becomes the cause of their disability.

Watch the Social Model of Disability video (YouTube 1:26min) to see an interesting animated example of this concept.

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