Tag: social model
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Singing with Stingrays: Reflecting on Disability Pride Month
As July draws to a close, I am reflecting on Disability Pride Month. Yesterday, I was drawn into a discussion about trauma-informed practices in education at a social gathering. As usual, I found myself passionately defending the rights of disabled students in the United States and despaired over the lack of resources to support them…
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What is the difference between the medical and social models of disability and why does it matter?
According to the medical model of disability, ‘disability’ is a health condition dealt with by medical professionals. Disabled people are thought to be different to ‘what is normal.’ It’s seen as abnormal. Disability’ is seen to be a problem of the individual. From the medical model, a disabled person is in need of being fixed…