| > | | | | The medical model of disability see the disability first, |
| | | | it sees people with disabilities as sick and in need of a |
| The two main models of disability are the Social Model | | | | cure. The Medical Model could never comprehend that |
| and the Medical Model. There are other models of | | | | a Person’ with a disability may actually be |
| disability, however these two are the most common | | | | happy with their life and their disabilities. |
| due to their conflicting opinions of the disabled person | | | | It is seen as the disabled persons’ fault that |
| and his or her needs and responsibilities. | | | | they cannot participate to the same levels of those |
| | | | without disabilities. |
| The Social Model Of Disability | | | | The medical model seeks to cure the disability not cure |
| The Social Model of disability sees the person with a | | | | the environment that restricts them from fully |
| disability not the disabled person. Prevention of the | | | | participating. |
| Person’ with a disability taking an active roll in | | | | The medical model sees the limitations of that persons |
| many day-to-day events and activities is the result of | | | | disabilities and only believes those limitations can be |
| barriers imposed by sociality. | | | | bridged by means of curing the disabled person to |
| Such barriers are often inaccessible buildings and | | | | enable they to fully participate. |
| services as well as inaccessible transport such as | | | | The medical model has also been known as the |
| trains, busses and taxis etc. | | | | individual model’ as it places the problems |
| It is the responsibility of society to adapt to meet those | | | | and restrictions caused by disability firmly in the hands |
| needs in the same way society has adapted to meet | | | | of the individual. |
| the needs of people without disabilities in areas such | | | | Historical Reasons For Change |
| as getting from A to B on public transport to be able | | | | In the late 1960s the Disabled Income Group (DIG) in |
| to undertake their work commitments or a lift to the | | | | Britain became one of the largest organisations of |
| 18th floor to assist when carrying their normal | | | | disabled people in the world. This inturn brought us |
| day-to-day workload. | | | | what we now know as Disability Benefit’ an |
| Those people above are not pitied, they are mealy | | | | imcome that helps assist people with disability to meet |
| assisted. People with disabilities are not looking for pity, | | | | some of the extra cost needed in partisipating to a |
| they are simply seeking the same assistance from | | | | fuller degree. |
| society to be able to achieve as near as possible the | | | | What this achieved more than anything else was to |
| same results. | | | | show that it was Society that was retricting people |
| The Social Model of disability seeks to assist people | | | | with disabilities not the person themselves. |
| with disabilities by changing the environment in which | | | | Not unexpectedly there was criticism of the new |
| they live, work, and play, they see the problems that | | | | radical approach to disability, this of course came from |
| society have placed in their way and appreciate the | | | | the Medical Models ideas of disability and how they |
| need for campaign to cure society not cure the | | | | should be approached or hidden away from society |
| person. | | | | rather than activly taking part. |
| This approach being a positive approach that does not | | | | Thankfully we have now moved on so that the |
| blame the disability is of great benefit in achieving the | | | | majority of people relate to disability throught the eyes |
| feeling of inclusion in society instead of exclusion. | | | | of the Social Model and can see that society must |
| The Medical Model Of Disability | | | | change to meet their needs. |