(Un)Desired Images: Everyday Attitudes
(Un)Desired Images: Everyday Attitudes

Towards People with Cognitive Impairment and Mental Illness

Summary/Abstract: This article examines everyday practices in the public representation of two groups of people in Bulgaria: children living with cognitive impairment and adults living with mental illness. It traces the way the images of these two groups are present in the Bulgarian public sphere and the extent to which the social attitudes projected on these images ensure their integration into or exclusion from the life of the community. The article contains quotes from biographical and expert interviews with parents of children with disabilities, and with social and health professionals, as well as from news stories related to both groups.


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