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A recent article in the Guardian highlights the stories of four disabled people and their experiences of public abuse which charities believe is on the increase as a direct result of negative attitudes in the media. As Kushna Talsania from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Trailblazer posts “For us, aggressive behaviour in public has gone from being an occasional nuisance to a day-to-day threat. The tabloids have galvanised the public in sniffing out benefit cheats, and suddenly everyone is an expert; it is almost as if intimidating people in this way can now be justified by a sense of civic duty. Not only are we faced with hours of detailed "expert" medical assessments to prove our needs, the public have been given the licence of popular opinion to become our assessors too.” Guardian Article ( you may need to scroll back up to the top of the article in this link ) |