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

1. K.Thangavel,
Assistant Professor,
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

2. Models of disability perception
 The moral model
 The medical model
 The rehabilitation model
 The Expert/professional model
 The charity model
 The social model
 The economic model
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

3. Who are people with disabilities?
 Peoples with disabilities are first and foremost
PEOPLE just like you and me.
 They are typically ordinary individuals seeking to live
ordinary lives.
 They have dreams and aspirations.
 One out of every five individuals in the united states
has a disability.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

4. What do we want our disability
service systems to help people do?
 Help people with disabilities live like people without
disabilities
 Help people with disabilities have true integration,
independence, choice and self determination in all
aspects of life.
 Where people live, hope they spend their days and real
community membership.
 Ensure quality services that meet people’s needs and
help them achieve their own goals.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

5. The expert and professional model
of disability
 Appeared as a response to disability issues and a
branching from the medical model.
 Professionals follow a process of identifying the
impairment and its limitations.
 Take the necessary action to improve the position of
the disabled person.
 This has produced a “system” in which an
authoritarian, over active service provider prescribes
and acts for a passive client.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

6.  Provided a traditional responses to disability issues
 This relationship has been described as that of fixer
(the professional) and fixee (the client) and clearly
contains an inequality that limits collaboration.
 Although a professional may be caring, the imposition
of solutions can be less than benevolent.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

7. DEFECTS OF PROFESSIONAL MODEL OF
DISABILITY
 If the decisions are made by the “expert”, the client has
no choice and is unable to exercise the basic human
right of freedom over his or her own actions.
 The client’s dignity by removing the ability to
participate in the simplest, everyday decisions
affecting his or her life.
 Example: when underwear needs to be changed or how
vegetables are to be cooked.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.

8. CONCLUSION
 Even though this model resembles medical
model.
 This model tend to be more authoritative.
 The guidelines of these model are mostly
practised in the rehabilitation centers.
3/18/2021
K.Thangavel,Assistant Professor, Thiagarajar
College of Preceptors,Madurai-9.