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Medical Model Versus Social Model of Disability
Contrast the medical model (disability as individual pathology) with the social model (disability as structural and environmental barriers).
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Ageism, Ableism, and Disability Rights
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Examine how social structures, institutions, and cultural models construct age and disability, producing systemic barriers and inequality.
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