Conceptual models of disability: the development of the consideration of non-biomedical aspects

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    In disability studies, the term is often used to denote a general approach to or framing of disability, e_g, the social model or the biomedical model. While this usage is consistent with the general definition stated above, it differs from another interpretation of the term model, which sees it as either a physical or at least a somewhat more formal, e_g, diagrammatic or mathematical, representation of ideas about reality. This dimension encompasses, on the one hand, the societal treatment (e_g, disablism ) of persons with disabilities, especially the presence of physical and sociocultural (ableist norms . . .

     

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