The medical model of disability views disability as a solely medical problem that needs to be fixed by the healthcare profession.

That view is known as the medical model of disability, where someone's barrier to accessibility stems from a medical difference or impairment that needs to be "fixed".

Models of Disability The medical model equates disability with an impairment (i.e., a pathological condition) of the body or mind (Nario-Redmond, 2020; Wasserman & Aas, 2023).

She agreed with previous research conclusions that neither a purely medical model of disability/illness nor a purely social model serves the best interests of PWD. 2 A cultural model, however ...

As OAB is a symptom rather than a condition, the medical model of disability might consider a person to have a disability based on what is causing OAB.

I argue that to more adequately address disability perspectives, historians of medicine must better historicize the medical model concept and critique, which has been drawn upon by physicians, ...

Across Europe and Central Asia, persons with disabilities represent one of the largest segments of the population that are vulnerable and often socially excluded. In the region, individuals aged 16 ...

Machine learning models can reliably inform clinicians about the disability progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Digital ...