Proponents of the social model often set up a dichotomy-a choice between social and so-called 'medical' models of disability. Barnes makes an important claim that we cannot forge a dichotomy between the medical and social models of disability, and I agree with this. Social models of disability suggest that disability is a result of ableism and inaccessible environments. Objective views or medical models of disability typically characterize disability as a "personal tragedy" (p. Barnes goes through objectivist, naturalistic models of disability, as well as the social model of disability. This is a complex conundrum-but Barnes does not shy away from it.
"I want to figure out what disability is" says Barnes (p.
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