Art History as a Resource for Understanding Social Bias in Disability

In a dramatic presentation of imagery past and present, this author invites readers to consider ongoing attitudes toward persons with disabilities.
Pete Anziano is the Manager of the Peer Support program at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he has worked for 15 years. He assisted in completing this article through his position, in which he assists families facing life-changing conditions including spinal cord injury, brain injury, PTSD, multiple sclerosis, and limb loss.
In a dramatic presentation of imagery past and present, this author invites readers to consider ongoing attitudes toward persons with disabilities.