Comparing The Social And Medical Models Of Disability

Models of disability are how people see and deal with disability. There are two models and these are called the social model and the medical model. People who follow the medical model believe that the problem is the disability itself and that the person with the disability is the issue. They focus on someone’s disability rather than the person underneath, they think that people with disabilities need to change and adapt to fit into our society.

However, the social model is very different, people who follow the social model believe that our society is the problem, not the disability and that it is society which disables a person. They believe that our society creates barriers e.g. environmental barriers such as steps. The social model often