Sentence examples for perceptions of disabilities from inspiring English sources

"We are actually laughing at people's perceptions of disabilities".

In an interview in 2012, he said he wanted to help change perceptions of disabilities, and his real passion was his foundation to help fit prosthetic legs for people who had lost limbs in land mine explosions.

It is, in part, a reflection of the unspoken thought that lurks in perceptions of disability: a disabled life is a dire existence that only the most courageous could "overcome".

Ministers hope an increase in sporting activity among disabled people, and improved wider public perceptions of disability, will be key long-term legacies of the Games.

One in seven disabled people felt that negative public perceptions of disability had hardened as a result of the use of the phrase "benefit scroungers" by politicians and the media, according to The Papworth trust, a disability charity.

As the U.S. disabled population grows amidst increasing challenges to American economic competitiveness on the world stage, the time is ripe to change our perceptions of disability and integrally incorporate the creative and often resilient disabled population into our workforce.

Some 79% of 2,400 non-disabled people questioned also said they thought wider perceptions of disability had improved.

Last year's poll for the charity Scope  found that 42% of disabled people questioned did not believe the Paralympics had a positive impact on public perceptions of disability.

Have our perceptions of disability changed in that time?

To shift perceptions of disability within society and the reaction to disability online will take more than one push.

James is among a group of performers who are emerging to champion new perceptions of disability on stage.