The medical model of disability largely conceives of disability as existing through transactions between individuals and their environments, rather than within the individual alone.

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The medical model of disability views disability primarily as a problem of the individual, caused by disease, trauma, or other health conditions which require medical treatment. The model sees the disability as the deficiency or abnormality of the individual, not as an interaction between the individual and their environment.

The Medical Model of Disability Largely Conceives of Disability as Existing