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Introduc)on The social and medical models of disability are sets of underlying assump?ons explain... more Introduc)on The social and medical models of disability are sets of underlying assump?ons explaining people's beliefs about the causes and implica?ons of disability. • The medical model is the predominant model in the United States that is associated with the belief that disability is an undesirable status that needs to be cured (Darling & Heckert, 2010). This model focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and cura?ve efforts related to disability. • The social model is preferred by disability ac?vists and researchers which focuses on society’s involvement in disability, such as s?gma?za?on, discrimina?on and the interpersonal barriers that are features of one’s disability. The social model suggests that society disables individuals and is the cause of impairment (Olkin, 2003). Allport’s contact hypothesis states that increased contact with people with disabili?es (PWD) will reduce prejudice through rela?onship building and social connec?on (Allport, 1954). • Pe8grew’s Intergroup Con...
Introduc)on The social and medical models of disability are sets of underlying assump?ons explain... more Introduc)on The social and medical models of disability are sets of underlying assump?ons explaining people's beliefs about the causes and implica?ons of disability. • The medical model is the predominant model in the United States that is associated with the belief that disability is an undesirable status that needs to be cured (Darling & Heckert, 2010). This model focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and cura?ve efforts related to disability. • The social model is preferred by disability ac?vists and researchers which focuses on society’s involvement in disability, such as s?gma?za?on, discrimina?on and the interpersonal barriers that are features of one’s disability. The social model suggests that society disables individuals and is the cause of impairment (Olkin, 2003). Allport’s contact hypothesis states that increased contact with people with disabili?es (PWD) will reduce prejudice through rela?onship building and social connec?on (Allport, 1954). • Pe8grew’s Intergroup Con...