TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond the far too incessant schism
T2 - Special education and the social model of disability
AU - Gallagher, Deborah J.
AU - Connor, David J.
AU - Ferri, Beth A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Special education critics' vigorous appraisals of the social model of disability, along with their analysis of its implications for special education, provide a valuable forum for meaningful dialogue about how educators are to understand the nature of disability. In this article, we offer our response to their recent articles. As advocates of the social model, we find their critiques intriguing, at moments a bit provocative, but more importantly we find in their work an opportunity to advance beyond the far too incessant schism between those who support the medical model of disability and those who endorse its alternatives.
AB - Special education critics' vigorous appraisals of the social model of disability, along with their analysis of its implications for special education, provide a valuable forum for meaningful dialogue about how educators are to understand the nature of disability. In this article, we offer our response to their recent articles. As advocates of the social model, we find their critiques intriguing, at moments a bit provocative, but more importantly we find in their work an opportunity to advance beyond the far too incessant schism between those who support the medical model of disability and those who endorse its alternatives.
KW - Disability
KW - Inclusive education
KW - Special education
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U2 - 10.1080/13603116.2013.875599
DO - 10.1080/13603116.2013.875599
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84916200169
SN - 1360-3116
VL - 18
SP - 1120
EP - 1142
JO - International Journal of Inclusive Education
JF - International Journal of Inclusive Education
IS - 11
ER -