RT Article
T1 Beauty and disability
JF International journal of Christianity & education
VO 19
IS 3
SP 182
OP 196
A1 Anderson, David W.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1640219269
AB People often hold stereotypical notions about disability, assuming people with significant disabilities offer little in terms of friendship or contribution. Some are even repulsed by that person's physical appearance. Such responses, evident within the Christian community as well, fail to acknowledge the inherent worth of the person as created in God's image. Obviously harmful to the disabled, such attitudes also trap able-bodied persons within a normate bias, making difficult the successful inclusion of persons with disabilities in classrooms, churches, and communities. Beauty and the Beast is used to challenge these perceptions and point to the beauty of the disabled, made visible through "wholesight." Personal acquaintance and anecdotal descriptions of persons with disabilities illustrate such beauty.
K1 Beauty
K1 Disability
K1 wholesight
K1 Human Dignity
K1 Inclusive Education
DO 10.1177/2056997115588868