Blog #8
According to the medical model of disability, a person's disability is seen as an internal problem that needs to be “fixed” or cured. This model mainly emphasizes diagnosis, impairment, and medical intervention. Essentially, it places the “blame” on the person with a disability, rather than viewing it as part of who they are. While this approach has benefits, especially when it comes to managing pain or improving health, it can reduce a person to their disability and overlook the broader context of their life. It also assumes that the objective should always be to make someone as "normal" as possible. The biopsychosocial model of disability, on the other hand, provides a more holistic viewpoint. This model of disability acknowledges that a person's physical or intellectual disabilities are only one aspect of their impairment, while the other aspect is how those differences interact with their environment. It combines the “impairments in pathology of the medical model ...