Social Model of Disability
This session explores various models of disability focusing on how the Social Model contrasts with the Medical Model in addressing disablism. It highlights how the Social Model can disrupt systemic issues and challenges disablism, while emphasising the importance of using inclusive language.
Description
Introductions / safe space
Your organisatonal values
Models of disability and how we understand disability Disablism as a structured and systemic issues - how the Social Model can help us disrupt and challenge it
The impact of a Social Model versus a Medical Model approach
Language of the Social Model Key learning / action plan
Wellbeing activity
Prerequisites
None. This course would be complemented by any of our other DEI courses.