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 ...

Professionals struggling to implement social models of disability should read this book, writes Trish Hafford-Letchfield. Its message is clear: for the social model to work, you have to buy into the ...