Posts concerning the Social Model of Disability, an approach to the idea of disability which separates the idea of impairment - a difference in function from what is typically expected, such as found in a range of health conditions or after various injuries - from the idea of disability - the social disadvantage resulting from impairment. It holds that disability, the social disadvantage, is a result of society expecting people to be 'normal', and thus serving those who are not poorly. The proper means of resolving disability are thus changes to society. It is contrasted with the medical or individual model, which sees disability as inherent in the individual, potentially temporarily, and the proper means of resolving disability treating the person or providing aids to make them as 'normal' as possible.
Attitude matters more than words - but words affect attitudes. An exploration of the social model and 'person first' versus 'identity first' language when discussing disability.