Some disabilities are “over medicalised”. Disabilities are often seen as medical problems when many really arise from a lack of accessibility. As Dylan Alcott recently explained, when he is in an accessible space, he is not disabled. It is inaccessible spaces that disable him. This is the social model of disability.
I’m one of thousands of Australians with chronic fatigue syndrome but I’m lucky: I’ve become a human experiment
- 14th May, 2022