What are the social and medical models of disability, and how do they differ?

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?
Psychology Today

Enabling Definitions of Disability

A woman walking past a man in a wheelchair, who is at the base of a staircase. Source: Viacheslav Yakobchuk / Adobe Stock In 1904, H. G. Wells published a short story titled, “The Country of the Blind ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Health Disparities in the Medical Record and Disability Determinations: Proceedings of a Workshop

The medical model of disability locates the problem of disability at the person, and it operates in the context of disease, disorders, and impairments. The social model of disability understands ...
World Bank

Disability Inclusive Social Protection Across Europe and Central Asia

An estimated 15% of the world’s population experience some form of disability. Across Europe and Central Asia, persons with disabilities represent one of the largest segments of the population that ...