The social model of disability is a framework that emphasises how social, cultural and environmental factors shape disability. The aim is to empower individuals and create a more inclusive society by ...

Kerri Heng is passionate about qualitative research in disability and mental health. A recent graduate of the Master of Arts in Sociology programme at Nanyang Technological University, her Master's ...

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 ...

Someone who is blind and has a cane? Whatever they look like, their impairment means life can be harder for them. The fact they don't have use of their legs or eyesight is the reason they might ...

In a society that disables people through barriers rather than their impairments, we must not only shift our framework to the social model of disability but ensure that it encompasses mental health. I ...

It’s not black and white, and it shouldn’t be red or blue, either. When I first started my position at the University of Illinois at Chicago back in 1997, I was a faculty member in a newly formed ...

Disability advocate and 2022 Australian of the year Dylan Alcott recently said "it's up to all of us in society to create a space where [people with disability] feel included". This is a good point, ...

Disability Studies researcher, Dr Kwasi Tonge is hoping his studies would lead to policy changes that could improve the lives of disabled individuals. Dr Tonge, who is employed as the learning support ...