Stereotypes of Disabilities

My younger sister developed a rare condition about a year and a half ago. She has seen top notch doctors and specialist. She origanlly was misdiagnosed with Vasalvago Syncope, and now she has been diagnosed with Narcolepsy with catoplexy.Her condition causes her to pass out several times a day all over the place. She is a junior at UT in Austin now. I went down to Austin last semester to walk my sister to each of her classes and show her how to avoid stairs. I spoke with all her proffessors and most were very understanding and accomodating. There was one instructor who was very rude about her situatuation. My sister is in perfect health except for this condition she has to deal with. So, for those who do not know her they would think she is perfectly fine. I tried to explain to her instuctor that in order for her to avoid stairs she would be taking the long way to his class since the elevators weren't exactly fast. He seemed skeptical of her situation and therefore made her feel it was better to take the risk of taking the stairs then show up late to his class. Here is an unfortunate example of stereotyping what a person with a disablity should look like.