People with disabilities are not necessarily disabled. In the essay, “Disability”, by Nancy Mairs, the author demonstrates how people with disabilities are treated differently by the media. Some disabilities are more extreme than others and some people have the same type of disabilities but some are more severe for one person than it is for the next person. People with disabilities do not want sympathy from the public; they just want a fair chance in life. They have not done anything for people to snatch away their dreams and rights to a respectful and fulfilling life. The media treats people with disabilities like they are contagious, chronically ill, and unworthy.
To begin with, people with disabilities are treated like they are contagious. Many times people do not want to be around them. The media seems to have a fear that if they start letting one person with a disability on their show, more will want to share the spot light. Mairs stated, “Take it from me, physical disability looms pretty large in one’s life.” …show more content…
They treat people with disabilities like they are contagious, chronically ill, and unworthy of a fair chance to life and opportunities. First impressions do mean a lot but can also be misunderstood. The number of people on television with disabilities has never been enormous although it is steadily on the decline because of ratings. We need more people with disabilities portrayed on television because it gives others with disabilities a sense of normality. Nancy Mairs said, “So when I tell you I haven’t noticed any women like me on television, you can believe me.” Many people are faced with ableism, which is a discrimination action based on a person’s physical disability. Some people with more money can have some of their disabilities removed, but not all. What about the ones with no money, no fair chance at life and failed opportunities? What if it was your