January 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I tend to think about #disability in the context of the #SocialModel of Disability:
It is not our bodies or neurology that “disable” us.
It is our society’s unwillingness to provide #accommodations which could easily be made, obstructing to our ease of functioning.
We do not need to be “cured”
It is not our bodies or neurology that “disable” us.
It is our society’s unwillingness to provide #accommodations which could easily be made, obstructing to our ease of functioning.
We do not need to be “cured”
July 1, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I tend to think about #disability in the context of the #SocialModel of Disability:
It is not our bodies or neurology that “disable” us.
It is our society’s unwillingness to provide #accommodations which could easily be made, obstructing to our ease of functioning.
We do not need to be “cured”
It is not our bodies or neurology that “disable” us.
It is our society’s unwillingness to provide #accommodations which could easily be made, obstructing to our ease of functioning.
We do not need to be “cured”
I love this diagram so much. People who've been stuck in The Inaccessibility Cycle before immediately get it, & people who haven't have an "Oh sh**" moment.
#disability #accessibility #disabilityjustice
#disability #accessibility #disabilityjustice
February 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“…we really need some sort of a People’s Diagnostic Manual because the correct diagnosis isn’t that I’m depressed, it’s that the pathologies of neoliberal capitalism hurt people rated as not having any value….”
Spot on. Tis the difference between the #MedicalModel and the #SocialModel of disability
Spot on. Tis the difference between the #MedicalModel and the #SocialModel of disability
January 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“…we really need some sort of a People’s Diagnostic Manual because the correct diagnosis isn’t that I’m depressed, it’s that the pathologies of neoliberal capitalism hurt people rated as not having any value….”
Spot on. Tis the difference between the #MedicalModel and the #SocialModel of disability
Spot on. Tis the difference between the #MedicalModel and the #SocialModel of disability
Do you know about the #SocialModel of #Disability??
The disabled community lost a powerful activist in Lisa Egan last week. She showed a lot of us how to ‘be disabled’ & mentored us in #DisabilityRights activism. If I’ve ever done anything to try to change things for disabled people, it was because of Lisa. Short thread linking to some of her work:
January 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Do you know about the #SocialModel of #Disability??
The #SocialModel of Disability states that it is not our bodies which disable us; everyone has a body and they all require maintenance and have differing needs
What disables us is the #ableism of a society that *could* make accommodations for our physical and mental health needs, but chooses not to
What disables us is the #ableism of a society that *could* make accommodations for our physical and mental health needs, but chooses not to
I maintain that “disability” and “disease” are not the same thing. Autism is a disability. It is not a disease.
We don’t want to be changed. We want to be listened to and understood.
We don’t want to be changed. We want to be listened to and understood.
April 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The #SocialModel of Disability states that it is not our bodies which disable us; everyone has a body and they all require maintenance and have differing needs
What disables us is the #ableism of a society that *could* make accommodations for our physical and mental health needs, but chooses not to
What disables us is the #ableism of a society that *could* make accommodations for our physical and mental health needs, but chooses not to
🇪🇺 Reclaiming Europe’s social model: a call for human-centred leadership 🌍🤝 at Eurofound's Foundation Forum.
www.cec-managers.org/europe-socia...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Jobs
www.cec-managers.org/europe-socia...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Jobs
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🇪🇺 Reclaiming Europe’s social model: a call for human-centred leadership 🌍🤝 at Eurofound's Foundation Forum.
www.cec-managers.org/europe-socia...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Jobs
www.cec-managers.org/europe-socia...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Jobs
Wow.. I repeatedly said that I Respectfully disagree
They blocked 🚫
Seems some can’t bring themselves to Agree to disagree a lot the ableist view that
1: being #Autistic is NOT a “superpower“
2: Being Autistic is a disability ie #SocialModel of Disability.
Sad 😔 they insist on being elitist
They blocked 🚫
Seems some can’t bring themselves to Agree to disagree a lot the ableist view that
1: being #Autistic is NOT a “superpower“
2: Being Autistic is a disability ie #SocialModel of Disability.
Sad 😔 they insist on being elitist
January 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Wow.. I repeatedly said that I Respectfully disagree
They blocked 🚫
Seems some can’t bring themselves to Agree to disagree a lot the ableist view that
1: being #Autistic is NOT a “superpower“
2: Being Autistic is a disability ie #SocialModel of Disability.
Sad 😔 they insist on being elitist
They blocked 🚫
Seems some can’t bring themselves to Agree to disagree a lot the ableist view that
1: being #Autistic is NOT a “superpower“
2: Being Autistic is a disability ie #SocialModel of Disability.
Sad 😔 they insist on being elitist
I clearly remember #Labour in its manifesto committing to the #SocialModel of #disability. Where is it?
The Social Model means making society (e.g. education, employment) accessible to disabled people — not sanctioning people for disability, hoping they would become less disabled.
#MilburnReview
The Social Model means making society (e.g. education, employment) accessible to disabled people — not sanctioning people for disability, hoping they would become less disabled.
#MilburnReview
August 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I clearly remember #Labour in its manifesto committing to the #SocialModel of #disability. Where is it?
The Social Model means making society (e.g. education, employment) accessible to disabled people — not sanctioning people for disability, hoping they would become less disabled.
#MilburnReview
The Social Model means making society (e.g. education, employment) accessible to disabled people — not sanctioning people for disability, hoping they would become less disabled.
#MilburnReview
I find it helpful to think about what makes divergence disabling rather than simply different. The #SocialModel of disability argues it is the ways we organise work, institutions, norms etc that make it more or less easy for people to thrive
December 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I find it helpful to think about what makes divergence disabling rather than simply different. The #SocialModel of disability argues it is the ways we organise work, institutions, norms etc that make it more or less easy for people to thrive
BBC News: Why is there an International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
Broadcaster Mik Scarlet gives a potted history of the IDPWD.
A package I produced with the brilliant Mik Scarlet in 2016 about the UN's #IDPWD
#Disabled #DisabilityDay #DisabilityRights #SocialModel
Share and enjoy!
Broadcaster Mik Scarlet gives a potted history of the IDPWD.
A package I produced with the brilliant Mik Scarlet in 2016 about the UN's #IDPWD
#Disabled #DisabilityDay #DisabilityRights #SocialModel
Share and enjoy!
Why an international disability day?
Broadcaster Mik Scarlet gives a potted history of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 AM
BBC News: Why is there an International Day of Persons with Disabilities?
Broadcaster Mik Scarlet gives a potted history of the IDPWD.
A package I produced with the brilliant Mik Scarlet in 2016 about the UN's #IDPWD
#Disabled #DisabilityDay #DisabilityRights #SocialModel
Share and enjoy!
Broadcaster Mik Scarlet gives a potted history of the IDPWD.
A package I produced with the brilliant Mik Scarlet in 2016 about the UN's #IDPWD
#Disabled #DisabilityDay #DisabilityRights #SocialModel
Share and enjoy!
Thank you @caitlinparr.bsky.social for shining a light on what many people living with #endometriosis & other health issues experience in work. This is why #SocialModel of #Disability and tools like endometriosis.cymru are so important! @ftww.bsky.social offers peer support & campaigns for change. ❤️
December 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Thank you @caitlinparr.bsky.social for shining a light on what many people living with #endometriosis & other health issues experience in work. This is why #SocialModel of #Disability and tools like endometriosis.cymru are so important! @ftww.bsky.social offers peer support & campaigns for change. ❤️
We're delighted to be here! We're a UK working community of hundreds of #disabled people, passionate about #socialmodel, #inclusion, #accessibility, #HumanRights, #AssistedDying, and protecting people from #Covid. We aim to build a #Fair4All world free from the barriers that disable people. Hello!
October 7, 2023 at 1:51 PM
We're delighted to be here! We're a UK working community of hundreds of #disabled people, passionate about #socialmodel, #inclusion, #accessibility, #HumanRights, #AssistedDying, and protecting people from #Covid. We aim to build a #Fair4All world free from the barriers that disable people. Hello!
Yesterday I took a short walk along a riverbank, The path was wide and flat, perfectly accessible for wheeled mobility, except none were there because every hundred yards or so there was a kissing gate.
This is society excluding it’s own, this is the #SocialModel of disability.
This is society excluding it’s own, this is the #SocialModel of disability.
August 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Yesterday I took a short walk along a riverbank, The path was wide and flat, perfectly accessible for wheeled mobility, except none were there because every hundred yards or so there was a kissing gate.
This is society excluding it’s own, this is the #SocialModel of disability.
This is society excluding it’s own, this is the #SocialModel of disability.
We'll just leave this reminder here:
Disabled people are not the problem. Barriers are.
👉 Want to learn how to remove them? Start with our Social Model Toolkit: https://www.disabilitywales.org/resources/
#SocialModel #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Disabled people are not the problem. Barriers are.
👉 Want to learn how to remove them? Start with our Social Model Toolkit: https://www.disabilitywales.org/resources/
#SocialModel #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We'll just leave this reminder here:
Disabled people are not the problem. Barriers are.
👉 Want to learn how to remove them? Start with our Social Model Toolkit: https://www.disabilitywales.org/resources/
#SocialModel #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Disabled people are not the problem. Barriers are.
👉 Want to learn how to remove them? Start with our Social Model Toolkit: https://www.disabilitywales.org/resources/
#SocialModel #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
"It is an extraordinary lacuna to date in mainstream autism science that there is no systematic autistic phenomenology." (Green, 2022). More details on this reference here 👇
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/138
#AutismScience #Phenomenology #DevelopmentalScience #SocialModel #AutismResearch
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/138
#AutismScience #Phenomenology #DevelopmentalScience #SocialModel #AutismResearch
Autism as emergent and transactional
Learn more
autidacts.org
October 11, 2024 at 2:58 PM
"It is an extraordinary lacuna to date in mainstream autism science that there is no systematic autistic phenomenology." (Green, 2022). More details on this reference here 👇
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/138
#AutismScience #Phenomenology #DevelopmentalScience #SocialModel #AutismResearch
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/138
#AutismScience #Phenomenology #DevelopmentalScience #SocialModel #AutismResearch
Me writing in long form over on Linkedin: a thank you to disabled people with invisible impairments and their allies.
www.linkedin.com/posts/orlabu...
www.linkedin.com/posts/orlabu...
Orla Burke on LinkedIn: #disability #socialmodel #disabilityrights
Dear people with non-apparent impairments* (and their allies) in the workplace: Thank You
Thank you for the extra work you did this week as a disabled person…
www.linkedin.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Me writing in long form over on Linkedin: a thank you to disabled people with invisible impairments and their allies.
www.linkedin.com/posts/orlabu...
www.linkedin.com/posts/orlabu...
🇪🇺 Eurofound @eurofound.bsky.social Dives into How Social Partners Shaped Europe’s Labour Policies at latest #EurofoundTalks episode.
www.cec-managers.org/eurofound-so...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Eurofound #Podcast #Managers
www.cec-managers.org/eurofound-so...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Eurofound #Podcast #Managers
Eurofound Dives into How Social Partners Shaped Europe’s Labour Policies - CEC European Managers
The dialogue underscored themes such as the needs of the economy, labour market, and society, and dived into 50 years of EU social model.
www.cec-managers.org
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🇪🇺 Eurofound @eurofound.bsky.social Dives into How Social Partners Shaped Europe’s Labour Policies at latest #EurofoundTalks episode.
www.cec-managers.org/eurofound-so...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Eurofound #Podcast #Managers
www.cec-managers.org/eurofound-so...
#UseYourLeadership #SocialModel #Eurofound #Podcast #Managers
There's nothing 'special' about educational needs.
High time it was renamed 'Specific Educational Needs' to put the emphasis on what the student actually needs rather than lazily labelling them as 'special'.
#SEND
#SocialModel
#Disability
#Neurodivergent
#AUDHD
#ADHD
#SEN
#Education
High time it was renamed 'Specific Educational Needs' to put the emphasis on what the student actually needs rather than lazily labelling them as 'special'.
#SEND
#SocialModel
#Disability
#Neurodivergent
#AUDHD
#ADHD
#SEN
#Education
March 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There's nothing 'special' about educational needs.
High time it was renamed 'Specific Educational Needs' to put the emphasis on what the student actually needs rather than lazily labelling them as 'special'.
#SEND
#SocialModel
#Disability
#Neurodivergent
#AUDHD
#ADHD
#SEN
#Education
High time it was renamed 'Specific Educational Needs' to put the emphasis on what the student actually needs rather than lazily labelling them as 'special'.
#SEND
#SocialModel
#Disability
#Neurodivergent
#AUDHD
#ADHD
#SEN
#Education
I’m sharing the link to the full video of ‘The Disabling Council’ an incredible project researched and scripted by Allan Sutherland, a key figure in the disability art. The video consist of interviews with disabled people, including the activist Michael Oliver.
#disability
#socialmodel
#crip
#disability
#socialmodel
#crip
Disabling Council
‘The Disabling Council’ is a training video on Disability Equality, produced by Albany Video for the Local Government Training Board. It was researched and written by Allan Sutherland (als...
the-lcva.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 9:41 PM
I’m sharing the link to the full video of ‘The Disabling Council’ an incredible project researched and scripted by Allan Sutherland, a key figure in the disability art. The video consist of interviews with disabled people, including the activist Michael Oliver.
#disability
#socialmodel
#crip
#disability
#socialmodel
#crip
Living with an impairment often means choice isn’t part of your day.
It’s not about being inspirational it’s about navigating a world full of barriers most people never notice.
Check it out: bit.ly/4mRy1kd
#DisabledRights #SocialModel #DisabledNotInvisible
Check it out: bit.ly/4mRy1kd
#DisabledRights #SocialModel #DisabledNotInvisible
Navigating Choice and Accessibility for Disabled Individuals
Living with an impairment often means living without choice. In this honest and empowering blog, Avril Greham shares what it really means to be a disabled person in Ireland including the difference be...
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Living with an impairment often means choice isn’t part of your day.
It’s not about being inspirational it’s about navigating a world full of barriers most people never notice.
Check it out: bit.ly/4mRy1kd
#DisabledRights #SocialModel #DisabledNotInvisible
Check it out: bit.ly/4mRy1kd
#DisabledRights #SocialModel #DisabledNotInvisible
As we look forward to tomorrow Dec 3rd and International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the theme being “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”… 👇is welcome news but lots more to do!
#SocialModel
corporate-adviser.com/employer-dis...
#SocialModel
corporate-adviser.com/employer-dis...
Employer disability reporting up 21pc in 2024: Grid
The proportion of employers tracking staff with disabilities rose significantly from 50 per cent in 2023 to 71 per cent in 2024, according to Grid. The number of disabled employees increased from 5.32...
corporate-adviser.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:29 PM
As we look forward to tomorrow Dec 3rd and International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the theme being “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”… 👇is welcome news but lots more to do!
#SocialModel
corporate-adviser.com/employer-dis...
#SocialModel
corporate-adviser.com/employer-dis...
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu opens the #EUSocialForum, saying #skills are key drivers for Europe’s #competitiveness and #socialmodel. We must invest in skills und #jobs at the same time: “Quality jobs are good for businesses, quality jobs are good for Europe.”
March 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu opens the #EUSocialForum, saying #skills are key drivers for Europe’s #competitiveness and #socialmodel. We must invest in skills und #jobs at the same time: “Quality jobs are good for businesses, quality jobs are good for Europe.”
Accessibility Resource: Social model of disability, by SCOPE.
Everyday Equality strategy is based on the social model of disability.
Learn more about the social model of disability.
Visit: brickfield.ie/socialmodel
#BrickfieldTips #Accessibility
Everyday Equality strategy is based on the social model of disability.
Learn more about the social model of disability.
Visit: brickfield.ie/socialmodel
#BrickfieldTips #Accessibility
March 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Accessibility Resource: Social model of disability, by SCOPE.
Everyday Equality strategy is based on the social model of disability.
Learn more about the social model of disability.
Visit: brickfield.ie/socialmodel
#BrickfieldTips #Accessibility
Everyday Equality strategy is based on the social model of disability.
Learn more about the social model of disability.
Visit: brickfield.ie/socialmodel
#BrickfieldTips #Accessibility
Stay tuned as we build towards July 24th, 2026.
#ExpandingHorizons #ExpandingHorizonsIE #AvrilGreham #RebeccaConnorWood #DisabledLed #DisabledVoices #DisabledRights #Accessibility #SocialModel #Inclusion #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Mayo
#ExpandingHorizons #ExpandingHorizonsIE #AvrilGreham #RebeccaConnorWood #DisabledLed #DisabledVoices #DisabledRights #Accessibility #SocialModel #Inclusion #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Mayo
September 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Stay tuned as we build towards July 24th, 2026.
#ExpandingHorizons #ExpandingHorizonsIE #AvrilGreham #RebeccaConnorWood #DisabledLed #DisabledVoices #DisabledRights #Accessibility #SocialModel #Inclusion #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Mayo
#ExpandingHorizons #ExpandingHorizonsIE #AvrilGreham #RebeccaConnorWood #DisabledLed #DisabledVoices #DisabledRights #Accessibility #SocialModel #Inclusion #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Mayo