Social model vs medical model of disability: What's the difference? [CC]

today i want to talk about something that people don't really think about in society when it comes to disability and that is comparing the difference between the social model of disability and the medical model of disability they're very very different and it can help to change everyone's perception on how to approach the topic of disability because for some reason it had that negative connotation it has that stigma to it like it's a bad thing if the problem belongs to the person and woe is that person and there's like a pity feeling and it shouldn't really be like that we should really think about adjusting that mindset and think about it from a different perspective and that's what i want to talk about today every time i talk about disability i don't want to say in a way that requires some pity feeling or requires us to look at us as some kind of inspiration pawn i've talked about that before if we do something basic then it's inspiring but those basic things are really i'm talking about going to work or getting in the underground or going on a public transport if you are a wheelchair user that's so inspiring wow but it shouldn't be thought that way it should be looked at as a normal thing but that doesn't always happen so inspiration porn is a very popular thing that happened in the world for the wrong reason but let's talk about it this way let's talk about first of all the social model of disability one that i believe in i tend to focus on that kind of mindset when i look at disability the social model of disability this is when we look at how when a person's disabled that is not their problem we're not looking at the medical condition as a barrier the barrier is actually how society is set up and the attitude towards that person who is disabled or disability as a whole so the social model looks at it from a different perspective it's not because of that person that person can't achieve what that person wants to do it's because of how things are set up in society and preventing that person from achieving what is really just basic things getting a job getting education traveling simple things like that that most people take for granted because an everyday thing but disabled people for a lot of them they can but it's not because of their medical condition it's not because of their disability it's because of how everything is set up around them people see it as a civil rights approach to disability if everything was set up in the correct way with inclusivity in mind with everyone in mind with a broader mindset of the different type of people who live in a particular place in society in the world really if we have to approach in the first place then the barriers wouldn't exist for anyone it will actually thrive it will actually make people more able to engage with every aspect of society and i've talked about in the previous video and podcast about curb cut effect so the long story short is that you can get a benefit from this so-called disability feature or accessibility feature even if you are not disabled in terms of curb cut that's the lot of ram that you see at the end of a pavement you can get on and off originally for wheelchair users but people who have pram or strollers people who have suitcases they can roll it on and off people who have big delivery they want to push it on and off the pavement we will benefit from that but you don't really think about that and that is the curb cut effect and if we have that mindset when it comes to the social model of disability then you never know what we can get out of it as a society as a whole but unfortunately it's not set up that way and that is the problem with how people perceive disability which is it is a problem to that person that person's causing a problem that person's medical condition is preventing them from achieving everything they want in life but that is not the problem the problem is how society is set up and it's not just about things that we can see the physical things like make sure you have ramps for wheelchair users or make sure you have captions on videos for people to access it it's not just about those physical things it's also about the mindset and attitude of society society look at disabled people first of all i've mentioned like inspiration poems so kind of benefit them in a way but also with some kind of ignorance at times disabled people are looked at in a different level in everything you know maybe the society look at them that they can't achieve what they other people want to achieve able people want to achieve it's not possible but of course it is possible and that's the problem the attitude is that no that person can't have an independent life no that person can't be a successful career person that person can't start their own business no that's not possible it's it's not right or they can't do that or just they are limited in their ability and that is the general attitude in society anywhere around the world doesn't matter where you are that is the perception but that is the problem with the kind of mindset in society as well as the physical barriers in terms of ramps and captions and lifts and elevators and all these things that you know help people to just live a basic life so you can kind of get an idea of what is the medical model of disability is the opposite and the way that is looked at is the person's disability is causing the barrier the person in a way the person causing that problem that person has those medical conditions that is stopping them from doing things that they want to do and that medical model mindset also implies that for a person to fully engage in society and to achieve everything that you want you must have that non-disabled body and mind and if you think about it that then passes the problem on to that disabled person who has a disability and they can't achieve what they want to achieve because of them because of their medical condition not because of how things are set up any other way and that's not really a good mindset really i'm trying to work out unless you know why is that a good mindset to have why is it good to have a medical model of disability in the forefront rather than a social model i strongly believe in a social model and that's why when i say i am deaf or i'm hard of hearing or i'm whatever i would say i am disabled as well but from the social model of disability so of course examples of the medical model of disabilities are if cinemas you go to watch a movie they're not captioned well it's not the similar problem the problem is the person who came that person can't hear they'll therefore that person is the issue and then the other issue is a lot of things of course like ramps if you if there are only stairs and there are no ramps available or lifts to get to certain places well then the problem is the person the person's medical condition is stopping that whereas it should be the other way the social model is well the facilities are not there to provide for everyone unfortunately the mindset is strongly on the medical model of disability in today's world from my opinion from what i'm seeing from my own experience and other people's experience as well and that's the problem that we need to train because i've talked about how inclusivity can benefit everyone it can make a big difference to people that you would never have thought of before that's what i've talked about the curb cut effect it really can make an impact in society and if more people are involved in various aspects of life in terms of career or going shopping or going traveling or anything that benefits society because people are spending money there are more things to do there are better facilities for everyone and like i said even if you're not disabled you're going to benefit from these little things as well because that is how it works inclusivity can benefit everyone and we just need to have that mindset from the first start from any time when we have a project whether it's building a new building or whether it's starting a new website or just creating content we always need to bear that in mind when we think about like who do i want to target okay your society but there are so many different people so let's make sure everyone can access what you want to create you want to create that house then you want people to access it don't you you want to create that video or podcast you want people to access it so if we can all have the social model of disability in mind when we live our day-to-day life when we create something that would benefit a lot of people so i hope that if you are not disabled and you're watching this or you're listening to this or you're looking at all the other content that i have created you can check out the description and if you are trying to adjust your mindset i hope this has helped and making sure that it's not about the person with the so-called medical condition that is a problem it's just how everything is set up and that can be solved obviously if you have the right people involved but also even if it's not the right people involved let's plant that seed in the beginning and make people aware that oh wait a minute these kind of people or these group of people or this medical condition people want to call it that but i don't think we should or this disability what whatever it is just have that mindset in the beginning and then get the right people involved to help make sure that whatever you create they follow the social model of disability i'd love to know what you think about this regardless of whether you are disabled or not which one do you follow which one do you agree with what do you not agree with let me know in a comment i'd love to hear from you because it's just interesting to create that conversation and to also remove the stigma of this negative thing about disability it's not necessary we didn't create that stuff it's just how society and the attitude because of the medical model that is just pushed and pushed and pushed and that even applies in hospital hospitals even look at it in a negative way when it doesn't really have to provide the support and then we can just live our life let's see what we can do so hopefully you enjoy this let me know what you think don't forget as well too make sure you give me a fist bump and a hug and a like and subscribe and a heart and everything it would really mean a lot to me if you can do all these things and let me know your thoughts as well in the meantime i will speak to you again soon take you