MEDICAL MODEL

SOCIAL MODEL

1. Disability is a deficiency or abnormality.

1. Disability is a difference.

2. Being disabled is negative.

2. Being disabled, in itself, is neutral.

3. Disability resides in the individual.

3. Disability derives from interaction between the individual and society.

4. The remedy for disability-related problems is cure or normalization of the individual.

4. The remedy for disability related problems are a change in the interaction between the individual and society.

5. The agent of remedy is the professional.

5. The agent of remedy can be the individual, an advocate, or anyone who affects the arrangements between the individual and society.

Youth Friendly Version MEDICAL MODEL (How society views people with disabilities)

Youth Friendly Version SOCIAL MODEL (How the disability community sees themselves)

1. Disability is seen as something that could hold a person back. It is seen as something that a person should not want, that it makes people different in a bad way.

1. Disability is only a difference, like sex or race.

2. Disability is bad.

2. Being disabled is neither good or bad, it's just part of who you are.

3. Disability is a personal problem-- the disability is in you, and it's your problem.

3. Disability issues and problems come from the disabled person trying to function in an inaccessible society.

4. What will make problems people with disabilities have better is curing the disabled person or making them seem as least disabled as possible.

4. What will make the problems and issues people with disabilities have better is a change in society (like making things accessible for everyone).

5. The only person who can help the disabled person fit in and be accepted in society is the professional.

5. That change can come from the person with a disability, an advocate, or anyone who wants people with disabilities to be equally included in society.