Disability Bias Essay

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Disability Bias: Intentional and Unintentional

Introduction
Disability bias can be manifested in a myriad of ways and can either be intentionally or unintentionally. Some people are biased against individuals with disabilities because they think they are broken or defective. These bias takes many forms, often resulting in discriminatory actions in employment, housing, and public accommodation and quality of life and even violence. There are also people without disabilities who are uncomfortable around people with disability, according to (Weber, 2007). “These people cannot understand that even enough a person if different because of a disability they are not broken, defective, or bad.” Some of these people consciously oppress people with disability because as a group they hold less power and social standing than most people without disability.
Disability bias or discrimination is also perpetrated due to thoughtlessness, insensitivity or failure to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities. Bias or discrimination begins with the notion of identifying the disability before the person and labeling the disability as an affliction of which they are victims. As a result, the …show more content…

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