Disability is often assumed to be a medical problem of the individual, but the Social Model of Disability invites us to look outward instead. This model reframes ‘disability’ as socially constructed, being the result of attitudes, environments and systems that fail to accommodate difference.
While recognising that impairments are real, this compelling keynote shows how exclusion is created by beliefs, policy and design. More than a shift in language, the model offers a powerful change in perspective that can transform how we think about access, inclusion and everyday life. Insightful and eye opening, this presentation may reshape how you view disability and human diversity.