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 ...
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 ...
Northern Advocate columnist Jonny Wilkinson is the CEO of Tiaho Trust - Disability A Matter of Perception, a Whangārei-based ...
the different models of disability such as the social model versus the medical model and disability inclusive language and bias. After that, it’s time to get creative with an end goal of having ...
Imagine living with a condition so debilitating it disrupts daily life, yet being told you don’t qualify for disability benefits. This is ...
A model based with a rare condition is using social media to raise awareness of her dynamic disability. Siobhan Cousins, 38, was diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome earlier this year ...