The social model sees is the result of the interaction between people living with ‘disability’ impairments and an environment filled with physical, attitudinal, communication and social barriers. It therefore carries the implication that the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment must change to enable people living with impairments to participate in society on an equal basis with others. A social model perspective does not deny the reality of impairment nor its impact on the individual. However, it does challenge the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment to accommodate impairment as an expected incident of human diversity. The social model seeks to change society in order to accommodate people living with impairment; it does not seek to change persons with impairment to accommodate society. It supports the view that people with disability have a right to be fully participating citizens on an equal basis with others. The social model of disability is now the internationally recognised way to view and address The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities marks the ‘disability’. official paradigm shift in attitudes towards people with disability and approaches to disability concerns. People with disability are not "objects" of charity, medical treatment and social protection but "subjects" with rights, capable of claiming rights, able to make decisions for their own lives based on their free and informed consent and be active members of society. In this context: Impairment is a medical condition that leads to disability; while Disability is the result of the interaction between people living with impairments and barriers in the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment. Stakeholder engagement governance In Standard 2 requires that: Governance structures are in to form partnerships with consumers and carers. Consumers and carers are supported by the health service organisation to actively participate in the improvement of the patient experience and patient health outcomes. Consumers and carers receive information on the health service organisation’s performance and contribute to the ongoing monitoring, measurement and evaluation of
The social model sees ‘disability’ is the result of the interaction between people living with impairments and an environment filled with physical, attitudinal, communication and social barriers. It therefore carries the implication that the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment must change to enable people living with impairments to participate in society on an equal basis with others. A social model perspective does not deny the reality of impairment nor its impact on the individual. However, it does challenge the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment to accommodate impairment as an expected incident of human diversity. The social model seeks to change society in order to accommodate people living with impairment; it does not seek to change persons with impairment to accommodate society. It supports the view that people with disability have a right to be fully participating citizens on an equal basis with others. The social model of disability is now the internationally recognised way to view and address ‘disability’. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities marks the official paradigm shift in attitudes towards people with disability and approaches to disability concerns. People with disability are not "objects" of charity, medical treatment and social protection but "subjects" with rights, capable of claiming rights, able to make decisions for their own lives based on their free and informed consent and be active members of society. In this context: Impairment is a medical condition that leads to disability; while Disability is the result of the interaction between people living with impairments and barriers in the physical, attitudinal, communication and social environment. Stakeholder engagement governance In Standard 2 requires that: Governance structures are in to form partnerships with consumers and carers. Consumers and carers are supported by the health service organisation to actively participate in the improvement of the patient experience and patient health outcomes. Consumers and carers receive information on the health service organisation’s performance and contribute to the ongoing monitoring, measurement and evaluation of
2015-Report-Disability-Health-Network-Commitment-to-Inclusive-Engagement.docx