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Medical model of disability

considers disability as a property of a person that has arisen as a result of illness, injury or other impact on his health. It is widespread in society; proceeds from the leading role of medicine in the treatment of disorders, considers a person with a disability as a patient; all attention is focused on physical or mental pathology, and, therefore, a person with a disability needs treatment, rehabilitation and adaptation to life in society; the limitations of the life of a person with a disability are considered only in combination with his illness, the idea of being different from others is central, a person with a disability is an abnormal or tragic person, and the limited capabilities of a person with a disability are his own problem, as a result of which a person must adapt to society, change in order to meet the prevailing ideas about the norm; the ability of a person with a disability to make decisions is also limited, so he must accept the conditions of the majority; Such people can study and work only in special, narrowly oriented institutions.

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