Why do a lot of people with disabilities have poor self-esteem or, in essence, are they not empowered?
In one sense, this may seem like a naïve question with an obvious answer. This is because many of the non-disabled, especially before the days of mainstreaming the disabled through landmark legislation such as The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Independent Living/Title VII of the Rehab Act and the Education of the Handicapped Act, not to mention the impact of the media having a positive impact on the disabled, were heavily socialized into believing that the disabled were less than human. But the answer to this question is in actuality more complex than it may seem at first glance. Why are some disabled people able, if even the minority, acquire positive self-esteem while others are not? In answering this, it is important to remember what good self-esteem is. Positive self-esteem is the ability to feel a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment by meeting the four basic psychosocial needs; fun, freedom, self-worth and love and belonging. Equally important, at least for older adoles
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