Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

3 results found in Disability Models.

Biopsychosocial Model (BPS Model)
The biopsychosocial model is a holistic framework for understanding health and disability that considers the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors in a person's experience. In con…
Illness Narrative (Disease Narrative)
An illness narrative is the story a person and their significant others construct to give coherence to the disruptive experience of illness or diagnosis and its effects on the family system. In the co…
Medical Model of Disability (Medical Model, Deficit Model)
The medical model of disability is a framework that views disability primarily as a problem located within the individual, a biological deficit or impairment that needs to be fixed, cured, or compensa…