User:Ginsar08/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Social model of disability

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is relevant to topics and concepts we have been discussing in the course. It is important to understand the various models of disability and perspectives that shape how people approach the subject. My initial impression is that it seems like it has a good structure/organization but can definitely benefit from some more information.

Evaluate the article
Content


 * Some of the information in the article can seem out of place, specifically when the information is written as a value statement or something that is not attributed to a particular person
 * The history section can definitely be expanded with more current and relevant historical events, including outside the U.S.
 * The article could maybe add some intersecting identities (race, gender) into its discussion of disability

Tone


 * As mentioned, the tone appears somewhat biased in terms of making value statements in some paragraphs
 * The history of the social model of disability in this article limited to the US, Canada, Europe, and other Western countries

Sources


 * The links appear to work and support the claims in the article
 * Most of the facts appear to be correctly referenced, but some need more verification
 * Some of the sources appear to be not scholarly or independent of the material
 * Many sources appear to be from the UK

Talk page


 * Some of the conversations have been about merging with other articles, which have been denied
 * Latest posts have been about expanding on the criticisms of the model
 * It is rated C-class and is of interest to the Disability, Sociology, Autism, Psychology, and Medicine WikiProjects
 * Similar points to what we have discussed in class in terms of the social construction of disability