The language we use and the stories we tell shape our behavior, writes. And whether it is the overtly offensive mockery of ...

To sustain disability culture, it is essential to foster an inclusive and empowering environment that celebrates diversity and encourages self-identification. Education, advocacy, and ...

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 ...

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.