Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
This course explored the social model of disability, its historical origins and its impact on language, advocacy, society and the lived experience of people with disabilities. In doing so, learners developed the skills to interrogate the physical, social and linguistic environments around them and identify disabling barriers in their contexts.
2 weeks, 4 hours per week
Dr Hannah Morgan
Associate Professor in Social Policy and Disability Studies
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe how disability is shaped by social and cultural contexts.
- Explain the main principles of the social model of disability and its implications.
- Explore the disruptive and transformative nature of the social model.
- Investigate the contribution and influence of the disabled people’s movement in establishing the social model
- Reflect on how the application of social model ideas and approaches can shape policy and practice.
Syllabus
The social model of disability;
The social creation of disability that have transformed attitudes and approaches to disability;
The historical development and the present-day implications and impact of the social model of disability to consider what a transformative inclusive society could look like;
Week 1: the social model of disability, its historical roots, how it is being used and its implications;
Week 2: the effect of the social model on people, personally and collectively, on policy and professional practice and its wider implications for society.
Issued on 30th June 2026
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