Northern Advocate columnist Jonny Wilkinson is the CEO of Tiaho Trust - Disability A Matter of Perception, a Whangārei-based ...

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 ...

Australia's federal, state and territory governments have committed to making the country more inclusive under a new national disability strategy.

Absorb a variety of ideas about disability, including some that you may not have thought about before, or that you have been skeptical about previously. Learn about, or revisit, the Social Model ...

Firstly, disability is difficult to define and can ... traditional medical model of disability and its more progressive social model counterpart. At the same time, whilst some people are proud ...

Imagine living with a condition so debilitating it disrupts daily life, yet being told you don’t qualify for disability benefits. This is ...