The Main Concepts of the Social Model of Disability Originated
The main concepts of the social model of disability originated from disabled people, it enables them to have a voice, which gives them an opportunity to respond to the medical model. The medical model was introduced by members of the medical professional in 1970. The social model has recognised particular issues experience by disabled people; it highlights their experiences of discrimination, in areas such as independent living.
The social model aims to remove the barriers that society created. The model advocates that society assists disability because it does not cater for a disabled person, For example: stairs instead of a wheelchair ramp can create difficulty for a wheelchair user. Disabled people feel it is unfair to be labelled because they suffer from an impairment or physical dysfunction. The model shows that society tends to label some groups in order to conform; as a result of this, the focus is on society and not the individual with the disability or the impairment. The model works towards inclusion for the disabled and impaired, the social model was born out of the medical model, as the medical model only labelled disability and blamed the individual for having the disability. The disabled community found that the medical model was a negative portrayal of their experiences of having a disability or impairment. They responded by creating the social model, this model could be said to be a response to the medical model.
The social model is on the basis of the UPIAS (the union of the physically impaired against segregation), Michel Oliver is a Scholar of this model and believes that ‘the model was response to teach the fundamental principles of disability’ (UPIAS 1976: Clough, P, & J,Corbett 2000,). For example…………
Another scholar who is linked to the social model, believes that you see disability fundamentally as a personal tragedy or you see it as a form of oppression’ (2001a, P5:how disability is understood). As a result of these statement,
The social model aims to remove the barriers that society created. The model advocates that society assists disability because it does not cater for a disabled person, For example: stairs instead of a wheelchair ramp can create difficulty for a wheelchair user. Disabled people feel it is unfair to be labelled because they suffer from an impairment or physical dysfunction. The model shows that society tends to label some groups in order to conform; as a result of this, the focus is on society and not the individual with the disability or the impairment. The model works towards inclusion for the disabled and impaired, the social model was born out of the medical model, as the medical model only labelled disability and blamed the individual for having the disability. The disabled community found that the medical model was a negative portrayal of their experiences of having a disability or impairment. They responded by creating the social model, this model could be said to be a response to the medical model.
The social model is on the basis of the UPIAS (the union of the physically impaired against segregation), Michel Oliver is a Scholar of this model and believes that ‘the model was response to teach the fundamental principles of disability’ (UPIAS 1976: Clough, P, & J,Corbett 2000,). For example…………
Another scholar who is linked to the social model, believes that you see disability fundamentally as a personal tragedy or you see it as a form of oppression’ (2001a, P5:how disability is understood). As a result of these statement,
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