For those who have never heard of the social model of disability it is best explained as the civil rights view of disablement. It separates impairment from disability and focuses on the responsibility ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact they don't have use of their legs or eyesight is the reason they might ...

Think about your underlying assumptions about disability. What causes disability? What are the sources of and solutions to disability-related challenges? Experts categorize ways of thinking about ...

In her critique of the social model of disability, Lorella Terzi argues that it over-socialises disability, and that some kind of connection must be made between disability and bodily impairment. In ...

Kemi Badenoch has drawn criticism for her assertions in her leadership campaign materials, which seem to insinuate that being Autistic is an advantage. She describes additional supports as “economic ...

What do you think of when you think of disability? Someone in a wheelchair? Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact ...