I generally agree with Riley that people with a disability should be treated with more consideration than what we think is polite. He uses Aimee Mullins story to represent how media focuses her “below-the-knee amputee” as an inspiring story. She often “braces herself” when the media comes out with the repetitive “feel-good message” of her overcoming her disability. The news misleads information of Mullins with a headline of “’Overcoming All Hurdles’” when she doesn’t, in fact, hurdle. While she may play other recreational activities, this type of misleading information only benefits whomever published it without consideration it does to Mullins. While it is nice to recognize that Mullins is a successful woman despite her disability it should
