A generation ago, people with disabilities were rarely in the room when their welfare was under discussion. Decisions about ...

These factors interact with disability to shape individuals’ experiences and the barriers they face. According to the social model, ‘disability’ refers to the ways that socially constructed barriers ...

These questions were later criticized because they did not align with the social model of disability, which frames disability not only as an individual attribute but also as a result of societal ...

Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, PhD is the Lab Director. The SoDI Lab applies the social model of disability, primarily targeting research and interventions that change society to improve the outcomes of ...

The idea of barriers is an important one in the social model of disability. According to this model, disability comes not from the existence of an impairment but from barriers that society creates.

Disability insurance is funded through taxes paid by workers and their employers, with 6.2% of worker earnings going towards Social Security disability. To qualify, individuals generally need to ...