These factors interact with disability to shape individuals’ experiences and the barriers they face. According to the social model, ‘disability’ refers to the ways that socially constructed barriers ...

Absorb a variety of ideas about disability, including some that you may not have thought about before, or that you have been skeptical about previously. Learn about, or revisit, the Social Model ...

Conversely, a social model orientation toward disability views disability as a social issue, and focuses on removing barriers and empowering people with disabilities. In our research, we found ...

Finding ways to remove barriers allows us to produce the best chemistry, chemistry that everyone can contribute to and benefit from. The idea of barriers is an important one in the social model of ...

After IT engineer Chandra Smith experienced a catastrophic health event, she decided to use her professional experience and her disability to help others.

A model based with a rare condition is using social media to raise awareness of her dynamic disability. Siobhan Cousins, 38, was diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome earlier this year ...