Exploring how the social model of disability can be re-invigorated for autism: in response to Jonathan Levitt
Journal article
Woods, R. (2017). Exploring how the social model of disability can be re-invigorated for autism: in response to Jonathan Levitt. Disability & Society. 32 (7), pp. 1090-1095. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1328157
Authors | Woods, R. |
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Abstract | Levitt argues that the social model of disability needs to be re-invigorated, potentially by adapting the tool for separate countries. The social model has been successfully applied for some disabled groups in the United Kingdom. However, the social model is not implemented for neurodivergent labels such as autism, through the negative language of autism, causing severe problems for autistic individuals’ daily lives. The social model can be re-invigorated for autism, removing social barriers by changing non-autistic people’s attitudes towards autism through ensuring positive language of autism, preventing the categorisation of autism and fully enacting The Autism Act 2009 and The Equality Act 2010. |
Keywords | Autism, social model of disability, emancipation, impairment labels, neurodiversity |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Disability & Society |
Journal citation | 32 (7), pp. 1090-1095 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1328157 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2017.1328157 |
Publication dates | |
18 May 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 28 Apr 2017 |
Deposited | 13 Oct 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Disability and Society on 22/03/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09687599.2017.1328157 |
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License: CC BY 4.0 | ||
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