Myth vs. Fact
Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
Courtesy of the Easter Seals
Everybody's fighting some kind of stereotype, and people with disabilities are no exception. The difference is that barriers people with disabilities face begin with society's attitudes — attitudes often rooted in misinformation and misunderstandings about what it's like to live with a disability.
A woman who uses a wheelchair dances across the stage with her arms and legs outstretched.
Lisi Bansen, a member of That Uppity Theatre Company’s The DisAbility Project, refused to give up dancing, and instead found a way to express herself using her wheelchair.
Courtesy of That Uppity Theatre Company
Myth
Wheelchair use is confining; people who use wheelchairs are "wheelchair-bound."
Myth
The lives of people with disabilities are totally different from the lives of people without disabilities.
Myth
It is all right for people without disabilities to park in accessible parking spaces, if it’s only for a few minutes.
Myth
There is nothing one person can do to help eliminate the barriers confronting people with disabilities.
Missouri History Museum exhibition
Americans with Disabilities Act: 20 Years Later.
June 26, 2010
to Jan 8, 2012