Stereotypes Disability Discrimination Against Disabled People

Have you ever stereotyped someone? Maybe it was a group of people and you meant no harm, stereotypes are not always a positive thing. Most stereotypes are not meant to harm anyone, yet they still impact others lives and emotions. Whether the stereotype was directed at someone specifically or a group of people based on their religion, race, sex, etc. it is called discrimination. Some acts have been set out to seek protection for people against certain types of discrimination. The disabled, elderly, and obese people are all discriminated against as well as many other groups of people. The idea, “Stereotypes are usually inaccurate, often negative, and always dangerous.” is true, stereotypes are dangerous and most of the time not true. Stereotypes …show more content…
The Equality Act of 2010 states you should never be discriminated because of any of the above possibilities. The Act, however, does not protect against non-disabled persons. Most times the disabled people are either assumed to be lying for government assistance or are considered lazy. A common stereotype is that people with disabilities deserve pity, per www.atlascorps.org. Another common stereotype is, “People with disabilities are to be feared.” another publishing on atlascorps.org. People with disabilities are no different than anyone else, their lives may be different and they must live differently but they are human and deserve respect. Being discriminated for being disabled often affects the disabled person/and or their families. Disabled people often suffer from mental or physical disorders that they themselves can not …show more content…
Such as when an older person goes to the doctor for something that involves them having troubles sleeping or them falling and being told, “What do you expect?”. Even though it doesn’t seem harmful or hurtful to say that it probably is. As people age we sympathize with them more because they are getting older and weaker, so saying things like “what do you expect” or “it is just because you are getting old” does not help how they are feeling on the inside. The attitude that is “What do you expect?” often comes from the people such as their family and the doctors that care for them. By others having an ageist attitude, it is hurtful to the elderly because it makes them feel like because they are getting older they are less valuable. When doctors have an ageist attitude, most elder people fear going to the doctor when something is wrong because they are afraid of being told, “Well what do you