Because disability is not unitary, it can seem impossible to make the right adaptations for all persons with disabilities; i.e. curbs that have created better accessibility for people with wheelchairs, may become harder for people who are blind to easily cross a street. 

Inconsistency of physical adaptations

Although people with disabilities may have similar experiences, struggles, and feelings of stigma and exclusion, each persons’ needs are quite varied and inconsistent. 

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Coinciding with the important movements within the social model of disability rights [node], sociologists Turner and Killian explain that without the collectivity of the social movement, the disability rights movement would not have become so effective through its institutionalized structure.  

Importance of Social Movement Theory within the Social Model of the Disability Rights Movement

Scotch, Richard K. (1989). Politics and Policy in the History of the Disability Rights Movement. The Milbank Quarterly. Vol. 67, Supplement 2 (Part 2). 

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