Disablement
Social Model
Definition
The active process of being marginalized by societal structures.
Prerequisite chain
- Condition. A structural/attitudinal exclusion process begins
- Functional status. Social participation is progressively restricted
- Applied test. Measured by number/severity of barriers encountered, not medical treatment
Qualifiers
- Severity. Degree of systemic discrimination
- Duration. Gradual vs. sudden exclusion
- Scope. N/A
- Other. N/A
Impact
Progressive restriction of social participation.
Example
A visually impaired employee is gradually disablement-ed by a workplace that keeps switching to inaccessible software.
Source: Disability studies / social theory
Language map: disability · Incapacity · Mitigated-state trap