Medical model of disability - Definition and Overview

According to the classic medical notion of disability:

1. disability is a physical condition
2. it is intrinsic to the individual (it is part of that individual’s own body)
3. it reduces the individual’s quality of life and causes clear disadvantages
4. a disabled person is different from what is normal (and her condition is less desirable than what is normal)
5. a compassionate or just society will put resources into trying to cure disabilities
6. the medical profession has the greatest responsibility and potential for helping disabled people