Ableism: Discrimination Against People With Disabilities
Ableism is the discrimination against people with mental or physical disabilities. Disabled people are often pitied, assumed to be incompetent, abnormal and weak. Due to these stereotypes they are not seen as fully human, members of society which means that they are often not given equal chances in life and are excluded from society (Bognar, 2016).
The media often portrays disabled people as having awful lives and that they need to be pitied (Coleman et al., 2015). People with disabilities are stereotyped as a burden because they are assumed to be dependent. They are stigmatized as being inferior (Abrams et al., 1990) and are often portrayed as lazy, incapable, “scroungers”(Quarmby, 2012) living off benefits. They miss out on opportunities
The media often portrays disabled people as having awful lives and that they need to be pitied (Coleman et al., 2015). People with disabilities are stereotyped as a burden because they are assumed to be dependent. They are stigmatized as being inferior (Abrams et al., 1990) and are often portrayed as lazy, incapable, “scroungers”(Quarmby, 2012) living off benefits. They miss out on opportunities