@Chuch 1 November 2022

The esteemed American figure skater Scott Hamilton once said, “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” This statement is problematic in that it limits disability to a bad attitude, which is very damaging. A Bad Attitude Is Harmful Unlike a disability, a bad attitude is intrinsically bad because it is harmful in and of itself to an individual. Campbell and Stromondo define harm to be something that “negatively impacts your well-being” (Campbell & Stramondo, 2017, pg. 154). In addition, “well-being” is defined by how sound life is for the individual (pg 156). If this is the definition of harm, then a bad attitude does lead to this negative outcome and is even worse than the disability itself. As a result, it prevents one from accomplishing achievements in their lives and has a negative impact on their overall quality of life.