What do we actually mean by 'disabled'? Why do we say 'disability' and 'disabled' instead of 'diffability', 'differently-abled', 'special' or 'different'? What are disabling barriers?
On this page, you can browse information about the Social Model of Disability - which underpins all of our work - available as text, audio, Easy Read, BSL, and animations.
The disabled activist Vic Finkelstein is widely credited as the founder of the Social Model of Disability. This page is an adaptation of a resource created by Barbara Lisicki.
We provide professional Disability Equality Training and access consultancy services for organisations wanting to become accessible, open up to disabled people and improve their diversity - find out more.
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