3.7.3 help to finish module

[shmuck9681]

how to answer the two questions below have researched and researched but has to be in Monday and feel like i am hitting my head against a brick wall now?

If you follow the social model of disability, how might this impact upon your practice?
If you follow the medical model of disability how might this impact upon your practice

thanks

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi this page on Leicester university's website provides an insight that may help - social and medical models of disability

A medical model wants to see a person's disability fixed, cured, the 'illness and individual normalised to the best of an ability, it can emphasise and focus attention on the condition rather than the person and support discriminative attitudes 'she can't take part she's allergic' The medical model also provides diagnosis, labelling that enables treatments, medications, assistive technology that improves quality of life and provides an opportunity to enable access, remove barriers to partcipation, promote inclusion.

The two models also appear in language, conversation and phrases which involve words that can be viewed as unhelpful when planning positive and progressive environments for children's play, learning & development eg:

The child that's wheelchair bound V Gary who uses a wheelchair
He's downs, a downs child V a child with down syndrome
Deaf V hearing impairement
Blind V sight impairement
Dumb V learning disability
Disabled V disability
Derogatory words that were/are used to describe the impact of disability on a person - Origin of negative words associated with disability

Details from level 2 CCLD Book - google preview

The social model of disability enables practitioners to challenge steryotypical attitudes and discrimination as it sees individuals holistically as everyday people with the exactly the same rights as anyone else.

Disability and the equality act 2010

Hth