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Male, female, smart, not so smart, attractive, unattractive, sexy, undesirable. Individuals begin to describe themselves in these terms as early as the first grade. These self-perceptions generally follow us into adulthood.
For the most part, the media portrays the disabled as unattractive, non-sexual people. With such a stereotype, it’s hardly surprising that people without disabilities have misperceptions about the disabled. What’s surprising is how the disabled, themselves, must be convinced of their own sexuality.
