The shift to a social model of disability first appeared in 1982 with the United Nations establishment of international policy guidelines.

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The shift to a social model of disability first appeared in 1981, with the publication of the book "Disabled People in Britain and Discrimination" by the Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS). The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which incorporates the social model, was not adopted until 2006.

The Shift to a Social Model of Disability First Appeared