Present Day Attitudes

• Disability
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Present Day Attitudes

Disability, Law and Society

Learning Objective

By the end of the session you will be able to 

• Describe present day attitudes and values to people with disabilities
• Describe the affect that attitudes and values have had on the treatment of one of these groups
• Strengths and weaknesses of the medical and social model 

What information can you remember about the historical attitudes to those with disabilities?

What do you already know about present day attitudes to those with disabilities?

What does the brief say?

In this section you should consider how these attitudes have changed and current attitudes of people with disabilities (3.1) 

You could consider how language has changed, how medication and treatment have changed.

Research Task 

Use the following website to research present day attitudes to disabilities:

https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/disability-history/1945-to-the-present-day/ 

What did you find?

What are the impacts of historical attitudes to disability? (consider perceptions, attitudes, treatment etc)

What are the impacts of present day attitudes to disability (consider perceptions, attitudes, treatment etc)

Which model states that disability is a deficiency or abnormality

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither

Which model sees having a disability as a negative, rather than a neutral

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither

Which model suggests that disability issues stem from someone with a disability trying to function in an inaccessible society

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither

Which model says the remedy for disability is a change in the interaction between the individual and society

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither

Which model suggests the only person who can help a person with a disability fit into society is a professional

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither

Which model advocates work towards collective change, emphasising policies and practices that promote inclusivity

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither

Which model influences our approach to client interactions, case management and advocacy

1. Social Model
2. Medical Model
3. Both
4. Neither