This PPT Prepared by Teacher Educator from Thiagarajar College of Preceptors Madurai for B.Ed Trainees.

1. K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of
Preceptors, Madurai-9.
3/5/2021
K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of
Preceptors, Madurai-9.

2.  The Charity Model is an offshoot of the
Medical Model.
 It is based on the understanding that
disability is something in the body that can
and should be cured.
 It is complementary to, and in many ways
the moralistic extension of, the Medical
Model.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

3.  The Charity Model casts the disabled person
forever in the “poor unfortunate” role.
 It depicts them as victims of circumstances
 It emphasises and encourages dependence
on others rather than independence .
 One might say it is a form of “killing with
kindness” since if this is taken to extremes
the disabled person may lose those life skills
they had and become increasingly
dependent.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

4.  The Charity Model has been developed by
non-disabled people
 Where the Medical Model sees medical
professionals as experts in disability, the
Charity Model sees non-disabled people as
the saviours of disability.
 Disability is not only something that should
be cured, but something that is tragic.
 It therefore creates a view of disabled
people’s lives as tragic and pitiable.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

6.  Numerous charities exist to support and care
for people with a particular type disability
thereby medically classifying, segregating
and institutionalizing many disabled people.
 However many of them would opt for
community life with adequate support.
 But this model instead of promoting
empowerment of disabled people and their
full integration into our society as equal
citizens,aims at proving care and protection
on charity basis.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

7.  Treats the disabled person as being passive
and without agency
 Focus upon sympathy not empowerment
 Risks dependency
 Tends towards only short term relief or
assistance and not lasting change
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

8.  The disabled person is represented as and
“admirable” solely because they live with
their impairment, an object of pity and the
focus of attempts to extort money from
others in order to address the person’s
extensive and expensive needs.
 There is little or no recognition of the
potential for independence or of the role of
the disabled person in selecting the services
they need or want.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

9.  The entire charity approach is designed to
ensure that no real change ever occurs. It is
about people doing good for others, it is not
about change, it is not about liberation, it is
about the agents of charity – the do-gooders
feeling better about themselves and the
world they live in.
 It brilliantly co-opts the language of
resistance talking about “fighting,”
“resisting,”and “beating” disabilities.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

10.  Though the tragedy or the charity model is
highly praise worthy in many aspects , it is
critized as lowering the self esteem of the
disabled.
 It always make the disabled owing gratitude
to the donors.
 If charitable institutions function with the
aim of promoting self confidence and
empowerment of the disabled by providing
necessary training and oppurtunities for
getting employment ,then the charity model
will largely be accepted by all.
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.

11. THANKYOU!!!
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K.Thangavel, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai-9.