Stereotypes Of People With Disabilities

Collective attitudes toward certain groups of people, based on their cultural and social image is called a stereotype. A stereotype is usually met with the suggestion that it is a by-product of ignorance and unfamiliarity. Stereotypes of people with Mental and Physical disabilities have been prevalent in media and society for many decades. They have been perceived as non fully functioning human beings,that they can't be successful,and that they are “sick”. With these stereotypes the title of having a disability becomes corrupted and demanding for those who have it. Even though, there's is a little truth in these statements they still have the power to alter how an individual with disabilities decides to live out their lives as well as the lives of their family and care providers. In an article, written by Dr. Ken Moses, he decides to focus on the perspective of the parents who care for a disabled child. The way he displays these mindsets is quite negative and helps confirm the stereotypes that disabled people are not fully functioning humans and that they are baggage to those who care for them. Moses claims that parents who have an impaired child they will grieve because they have to separate with dreams that were shattered due to the
The perceptive also changes from upholding stereotypes to going against them. In this article, the biggest claims is that society focuses too much on the performance of disabled individuals in school, and that there’s not enough focus on their emotional needs. These kids are easy misunderstood with frequent acting out it's may be hard to understand why a child is struggling and what is troubling them. If you understand these individuals as people, its will be able to comprehend that certain things will leave them frustrated and resentful but with strategies the emotional needs can be