Disability & Society· 2013Q1
The social model of disability: thirty years on
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Short summary
Thirty years after its introduction, the social model of disability's potential for improving disabled people's lives is being undermined by excessive discussion and detrimental criticisms, especially as economic downturns lead to benefit and service cuts.
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Key points
- The social model of disability, introduced 30 years ago, views disability as socially constructed by societal barriers.
- Despite its impact, the model is currently over-discussed and under-applied.
- Economic downturns and resulting cuts to benefits and services for disabled people are exacerbated by the lack of practical application of the social model.
- The article aims to restate the model's core principles, explore its potential for improving disabled lives, and critique its criticisms and their negative implications.
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Abstract
This year marks exactly 30 years since I published a book introducing the social model of disability onto an unsuspecting world and yet, despite the impact this model has had, all we now seem to do is talk about it. While all this chatter did not matter too much when the economy was booming, now it no longer booms it is proving disastrous for many disabled people whose benefits and services are being severely cut back or removed altogether. In the article I restate my view of what the social model was and what I see as its potential for improving the lives of disabled people. Finally I focus on the unfortunate criticisms of it and the disastrous implications these have had for disabled people.
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