Although many of us love Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and watch a version of the famous tale each winter, the story includes a flawed, stereotypical depiction of a person with a disability: Tiny Tim. Pivotal to Ebenezer Scrooge’s conversion from greed to generosity is the poverty of the Cratchit family, particularly the saintly spirit of Tiny Tim, his “God bless us, everyone,” and his predicted premature death if the family does not acquire better food and living conditions.