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The history of how people treated those with disabilities gives us the
attitudes and behaviors of today.
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Attitudes of non-disabled people toward people with disabilities (and people
with disabilities to people with different disabilities than their own)
are generally based on the following:
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Projection - imagine having the disability (barrier awareness days)
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Ideal Body - belief that a perfect body is the norm (Playboy and
Playgirl magazines)
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Generalization - assumption that the achievements and/or failures
of one person should apply to others with the same or similar disability
(super crips an TV shows with angry or self-pitying people with disabilities)
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Atonement - belief that disability is punishment for sin (healing)
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Spread - assumption that one disability includes others (waiter
in restaurant speaks to non-disabled person rather than person with disability)
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Negative behaviors resulting from these attitudes are:
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Abuse - verbal, visual, emotional or physical
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Avoidance - institutionalization, isolation, no communication or
eye contact
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Patronization - talking down to, taking care of, assuming incapacities
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