2000’s

Disability begins to be considered at least partially a social phenomenon in government policy texts. For example, the document Advancement… from 2002 states; “in the past two decades, as the disability rights movement has emerged, the concept of disability has shifted from individual impairment to a more social phenomenon”.1 However there continues to be dialogue about whether or not this idea of disability remains consistent within and throughout government policies, as contradictions seem to occur.2