Editing Disability (section)

===== The disabled victim =====
Another frequent occurrence is when someone with a disability is assumed to be miserable or helpless.<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Silver |first1=Roxane Lee |date=1982 |title=Coping with an undesirable life event: a study of early reactions to physical disability |oclc=25949964 |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/40770ff2b3c68e79f22147c3fe430cb5/1}}</ref>

''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame's]]'' [[Quasimodo]], ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man's]]'' [[Joseph Merrick|John Merrick]], ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol's]]'' [[Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol)|Tiny Tim]], and even news broadcasts that refer to people as "victims" or "sufferers" are a few examples of this stereotype.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barnes |first=Colin |title=Disabling Imagery and the Media |date=March 15, 1992 |publisher=Ryburn Publishing |isbn=1-85331-042-5 |location=Krumlin, Halifax}}</ref>