what are the nagative stereotype that common people have regarding the blind people in a society
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NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES AND ATTITUDES LINKED TO DISABILITY.
By Rene MomeneDecember 18, 2015
The Medical or individual model of disability has negatively affected the way persons with disabilities are treated in their communities, at job sites(for those who are fortunate to be employed), and in educational milieu. This model sees people with disabilities as patients or sick people and also sees disability as an individual problem that needs to be cured by the individual himself.
Historically, people with disabilities have been stereotyped in many different ways. Some of the stereotypes used to label people with disabilities persist in the mind of the public today. Incomplete information, mistaken perceptions, isolation and segregation have perpetrated many of these stereotypes.
The way people think about disability affects the care and education of PWDs. Myths and misconceptions about disability are common. Promoting negative images of disability is a form of discrimination because it creates barriers to full citizenship for people who have a disability. There are many stereotypes or images associated to PWDs and these stereotypes labeled on PWDS have had very negative influences on the way they are educated. Some stereotypes of disabled people portray them as being: pitiable and pathetic, sinister or evil, tragic but brave, laughable, aggressive, burdens/outcasts, non-sexual and incapable of fully participating in everyday life.