The perspective of social-medical disability model towards people with disabilities in the Malaysian context

• Main Authors: Ferlis Bullare @ Bahari, Lineker Ak Takom, Rosnah Ismail, Mohd. Dahlan A. Malek, Jasmine Adela Mutang, Lailawati Madlan, Fariz A. Rani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: BF Psychology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18682/1/The%20Perspective%20of%20Social.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18682/

In the medical model, disability is perceived as a chronic issue that may involve physical or mental disability which subsequently leads to the inability to work and be actively involved in society. Contrastingly, the social model perceives individuals with disability as minority group that suffers...