Ways of thinking about disability differ across cultures and can be classified into three general models: the moral model, the medical model, and the social model (Olkin & Pledger, 2003). Under the ...

We live in a world shaped by the stories we tell — about ourselves, about others, and about what it means to live a good life. But when society tells only one story about disability — that it is a ...

In a society that disables people through barriers rather than their impairments, we must not only shift our framework to the social model of disability but ensure that it encompasses mental health. I ...

Diagnosis can be a tetchy subject in neurodiversity. Diagnosis isn’t distributed fairly across gender, class, race, age or sexuality. There are implicit biases built into diagnostic criteria and ...

Ways of thinking about disability differ across cultures and can be classified into three general models: the moral model, the medical model, and the social model (Olkin & Pledger, 2003). Under the ...