We compared decline in physical function, worsening of bodily pain and likelihood of future mobility limitation and disability between these groups.

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 ...

The way many people view disability forces those living with it to work within the limitations of a world not designed for them. Could a shift in mindset help move the dial on inclusion?

The social model of disability, which posits that disability is socially and politically constructed and is characterised by systemic barriers, has enjoyed broad acceptance that is exemplified by the ...

Individual blog entry Models of disability. With dolls Posted by Lady Bracknell 8 May 06, 11:07 AM If you've ever thought that models of disability should be left to the academics because they're ...

She was catheterised again but was left so low that her life became a “picture perfect medical model of disability ….

The slides, illustrated with photos of dolls, break the major sociological disability models down to their most basic components. This technique makes the differences between the models very clear.

The disability model does not necessarily reject this view. Perhaps the difference involved in addiction is, in some sense of that term, a disease.