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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Medical Model of Disability(also: Individual Model of Disability)
A framework that views disability as a deficit or pathology within an individual that should be treated, cured, or rehabilitated. Under the medical model, disability is seen as a personal health problem, and the primary response is medical intervention to make the individual…

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