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DISABILITY Definition of a disability- A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. The media generally depict people with disabilities according to common stereotypes such as pity and heroism. Colin Barnes Stereotypes: - A burden - Super cripple - Object of ridicule - Sinister and evil - Sexually abnormal - Their own worst and only enemy - Pitiable and pathetic - An object of violence - Incapable of participating fully in community life - A curiosity

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DISABILITYDefinition of a disability- A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or

activities.The media generally depict people with disabilities according to common stereotypes such

as pity and heroism.Colin Barnes Stereotypes:- A burden- Super cripple- Object of ridicule- Sinister and evil- Sexually abnormal- Their own worst and only enemy- Pitiable and pathetic- An object of violence- Incapable of participating fully in community life- A curiosity

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DISABILITY IN MOVIES - PHYSICAL

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DISABILITY IN MOVIES – MENTAL

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DISABILITY IN MOVIES