According to the social model, ‘disability’ refers to the ways that socially constructed barriers are disabling towards people with impairments or differences. In contrast, the medical model views a ...

It replaces the old “medical model” of disability by a social and human rights model based on the fact that it is society that “disables” persons with disabilities from exercising their ...

According to Craigen, this view comes from a medical model of disability, which sees neurodiversity as a personal issue that requires intervention to correct. The doctor said the approach was ...