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The social model of disability identifies systemic barriers, derogatory attitudes, and social exclusion (intentional or inadvertent), which make it difficult or impossible for disabled people to attain their valued functionings. The social model of disability diverges from the dominant medical model of disability, which is a functional analysis ...
Vic Finkelstein. Victor Berel Finkelstein (25 January 1938 – 30 November 2011) was a disability rights activist and writer. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa and later living in Britain, Finkelstein is known as a pioneer of the social model of disability and a key figure in developing the understanding the oppression of disabled people. [1]
From 1979, he ran a course on Social Work with Disabled People at the University of Kent. He published a book on Social Work with Disabled People in 1983. [3] Oliver published his book on The Politics of Disablement in 1990. He became a key advocate of the social model of disability. This is the idea that much of the inconvenience and ...
Models of disability are analytic tools in disability studies used to articulate different ways disability is conceptualized by individuals and society broadly. [1] [2] Disability models are useful for understanding disagreements over disability policy, [2] teaching people about ableism, [3] providing disability-responsive health care, [3] and articulating the life experiences of disabled people.
Judith Heumann. Judith Ellen "Judy" Heumann (/ ˈhjuːmən /; [2] December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". [3] She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. Heumann was a lifelong civil rights advocate for people with ...
The Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS) was an early disability rights organisation in the United Kingdom. It established the principles that led to the development of the social model of disability, wherein a sharp distinction is made between impairment and disability. From the organisation's policy statement: "What we ...
The social construction of disability is simply the theroetical basis of the social model of disability. The construction article contains a lot of long rambling essay-like opinion as well as excessive detail and examples - it should be pruned back to the essentials and merged into the model article.
Disability. The depiction of disability in the media plays a major role in molding the public perception of disability. [1] Perceptions portrayed in the media directly influence the way people with disabilities are treated in current society. " [Media platforms] have been cited as a key site for the reinforcement of negative images and ideas in ...