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14.13 Fair and Representative Depiction of People with Disabilities, Full range of human characteristics and situations

People with disabilities should be depicted as living and working in a variety of circumstances with a range of responsibilities, and as active participants in events. They should be identified by their achievements rather than their limitations.

The whole range of human characteristics and attributes applicable to non-disabled persons should be shown to apply to persons with disabilities.