In media portrayals, people with disabilities are often portrayed as disadvantaged, as unhealthy victims, or as super crips who do everything able-bodied people can do but better.

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Although people with disabilities are typically underrepresented and misrepresented in mainstream media, when they are shown, they are typically portrayed in one of three ways-as disadvantaged, as unhealthy victims, or as so-called super crips.

In Media Portrayals, People with Disabilities Are Often Portrayed as Disadvantaged