Common discounts of disabled persons are explored. Historically, the disabled person has been seen as: (1) the sub-human organism; (2) an object of pity; (3) the holy innocent; and (4) an object of ridicule. The authors suggest a reactive cycle which perpetuates the discounting process and relegates the disabled person to a Not OK position.
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