Because the focus of the medical approach to disability is on the individual, the goal of health practitioners is to rehabilitate or at least minimize what are seen as the negative consequences of an individual's disability.

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The medical model of disability views disability primarily as a problem of the individual, directly caused by disease, trauma, or other health condition which therefore requires sustained medical care provided in the form of individual treatment by professionals. Rehabilitation and minimizing the impact of the individual's condition are key goals within this model.

Because the Focus of the Medical Approach to Disability Is