Title

When Disability Rhymes with Negative Bias: A Response to Verpaelst

Authors

Susan Roush, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Response or Comment

Date of Original Version

6-25-2015

Abstract

In this commentary on F. Verpaelst’s text “Disability is in the Eye of the Beholder”, I discuss the power of language and image in shaping our constructed view of life with disability. Disability often rhymes with negative bias, rather than empowering personal dignity.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Roush, S. E. (2015). When Disability Rhymes with Negative Bias: A Response to . BioéthiqueOnline, 4. https://doi.org/10.7202/1035501ar

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1035501ar

Creative Commons License

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