This is interesting. It is true that when we think of stereotypes it is most commonly with race, gender, or personality types. I don't think I've thought much at all about the stereotyping of people with disabilities. I don't think media portrays the disabled in a bad light or contributes to a certain type of stereotype... I think they just avoid the category all together. This is probably more damaging to people because without being exposed to different kinds of disabilities, we are ignorant, scared, and intimidated.
One of the articles talked about terms used for disabled people. This is huge. This is probably a huge way we stereotype people, or put them in a box, because we say things and use words that are insensitive (whether we know it or not).
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