Continuously throughout our lives we construct personal identities as well as a deeper understanding of ourselves. Moreover, our childhood years create a basis for developing a positive self-concept that will continue into our adult lives, thus it is very important that children are guided towards a strong personal identity where they are confident in themselves and their abilities. Unfortunately, children with physical or developmental disabilities experience difficulty building a positive perception of themselves when peers and the mass media undermine the potential of a child with a disability. When the majority of people are able bodied children with disabilities are under-recognized in our culture/ mass media. For example, children’s television
