Batavia (2001) argues that people with disabilities should not be considered an oppressed minority. Which of the following was not an argument against classifying people with disabilities as an oppressed minority?
a. The Americans with Disabilities Act advanced the opportunities of the handicapped so much they no longer qualified as an oppressed minority.
b. People with handicaps are better off in the U.S than in the rest of the world.
c. A disability has a significant impact on a person's daily life.
d. People with disabilities are actually part of the majority because everyone has some type of disability.
C Correct Answer: A disability has a significant impact on a person's daily life.
Feedback for Correct Answer: Gill (1994) argues that the disability influences an individual's sense of identity, or others' perceptions of the disability have a significant influence on their reactions to the person, including the likelihood of negative attitudes of rejection or even discrimination.
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