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Shameless Reflection Paper After watching the video “Shameless”, it got my mind thinking about how people of our community see people with disabilities. People with disabilities are just like you and me, but just need more time to do things. The video did a great job portraying how people with disabilities live their lives. Some things that really stuck with me were how people were quick to stereotype, how people with disabilities see themselves, and how hard working people with disabilities are. These were all key points that I took away from watching the video. The first thing that I took away from the video was how quick people were to stereotype. I was aware of this before I watched the video, but it made it even clearer. It really struck me when all of the people with disabilities in the video came together for game night. They watched a clip from a movie, and then stamped their bingo card with each stereotype they …show more content…

Throughout the video we met a number of people with disabilities. They all had their own story to share, with little or nothing in common. The only thing that they had in common was the way they saw themselves. Some of them while they were growing up did not see themselves any differently than the other children until they got older. Others became disabled when they were older, so it was hard for them to see themselves as disabled. Now they see themselves no differently. This really struck me as powerful. When the disabled man who is a motivational speaker talked about when he looks in the mirror and all he looks at is his eyes, smile, and hair; that hit me hard. It is hard for me to just look in the mirror and not look at other things. This goes with the majority of people in our society today. People are too focused on the negative parts of themselves, and not the good qualities. I hope to one day to look in the mirror at just look at my eyes, smile, and

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