Lessons
- What are human rights?
- How do the rights of people with disability fit in?
- Models of disability
- The human rights model of disability
- The social model was a game changer
- How does the human rights model differ from the social model?
- Problems with the medical model of disability
- Problems with the charitable model of disability
- How do the four models compare in practice?
- Which model is it?
- Conclusion
The concept that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights is not new. However, it has taken time for that concept to translate to how we treat and include people with disability in everyday life.
In this course we will:
- Explain the concept of human rights
- Introduce the human rights model of disability and how it advances the rights of people with disability
- Explain how the human rights model builds on and extends the social model of disability
- Explain some of the key differences between the human rights model and the social model of disability
- Explain why the medical and charitable models of disability are not consistent with human rights principles.
