Definitions of The Models of Disability - A glossary of different models of disability as analyzed by disability scholars and activists. Discussions of models of disability often center around the conflict between the medical model and the social model; however, this page defines a number of other models of disability as well.
Towards an Affirmation Model of Disability - An article published in the journal Disability and Society by John Swain and Sally French that introduces a new model of disability called the affirmation model. The affirmation model of disability is intended to build upon the strengths of the social model while correcting some of its shortcomings.
Throw Away the Masters Tools: Liberating Ourselves from the Pathology Paradigm - A blog post by Nick Walker contrasting a pathology-based view of autism and other neurological conditions with a neurodiversity-based view of these conditions.
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