However, there is a general consensus, supported by all Member States and the European Community by having signed the United Nations Convention, which confirms the social model that defines the types of disability and treatment of disability from the perspective of human rights.
Kljub temu pa je bilo doseženo splošno soglasje, ki so ga s podpisom Konvencije o pravicah invalidov, ki so jo sprejeli Združeni narodi podprle vse države članice in Evropska skupnost in ki potrjuje socialni model, tj.