Disability affects Identity

• Like many people see other aspects as their main identity, those who live with physical/mental impairment can often find that this is the most important aspect of their identity (this is impacted by the way they are seen by others in society)
• It can be said that how people with disabilities are viewed has improved quite a lot in more recent years with events such as the Paralympics raising awareness of the positive achievements of disabled people
• Disability Discrimination Act (1995) gave legal protection & rights to disabled people
• Even though views of disability have improved, there is still a lot of discrimination & social/physical barriers to inclusion (This can have a significant impact on a person's identity/experience)