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The beauty of the social model - The Accessible Link #4

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How the social model of disability could have helped Boots

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Apr 23, 2023
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Hello everyone,

It has been a week since Boots caused an uproar about a parking sign at a Boots store in Norwich that used the term "less abled parking" to label its accessible parking spaces.

The term is considered offensive and derogatory by many. Let's look at what went wrong and how Boots could have avoided this controversy. This isn't just a debate a…

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