There are 12.5 million people with disabilities in Turkey according to the research conducted in recent years. It is an unquestionable fact that attitudes and behaviors towards people with disabilities. Their lives and harmony with the society describe social interactions. The awareness and attitudes of health professionals towards people with…

The number of individuals with psychological disabilities attending colleges and universities has increased steadily over the last decade. However, students with psychological disabilities are less likely to complete their college programs than their non-disabled peers and peers with other types of disabilities. This qualitative study explored how…

According to gerontological thought, an important part of senior citizens' disabilities are products of their social exclusion rather than factors associated with their physical or mental health. How these exclusions come about was the purpose of the research reported in this article. The study was conducted among 682 Chilean university students…

The paper constitutes an examination of life management of post-secondary students with disabilities. Eight individuals, all in attendance at a Western-Canadian university, were interviewed. The purpose was to explore life management issues and transformational outcomes of living with a disability as reported by individuals with disabilities; and…

Examined thoughts concerning interacton between nondisabled college students and their peers with physical disabilities in two studies using 233 subjects. Results showed that both groups of students had similar thoughts when thinking about interaction with nondisabled peers, but nondisabled students had more negative thoughts when thinking about…

Examined attitudes of human-resource management students (n=143) from three major Mississippi universities toward persons with disabilities using Form O of the Attitudes toward Disabled Persons Scale. Found that African-American human-resource management students manifested more negative attitudes toward persons with disabilities than did white…

Examined attitudes of college students toward handicapped persons. Findings from 68 male and female college students revealed that women and religious students had more favorable attitudes toward handicapped persons. Poor attitudes were associated with feeling apprehensive, feeling guilty, conforming with others, being easily annoyed, and feeling…

Studied the differential effect of two experimental treatments, experiential and informational, in modifying attitudes toward disabled persons and the continuing effect of the attitude change over a six-week period. Results indicated the two educational strategies positively modified participant attitudes. (RC)

Although community-based treatment strategies have gained in prominence, recipients of those services still suffer from negative labeling and public reactions. To investigate differential effects of labels and/or descriptions of handicaps on attitudes toward disabilities, two studies were conducted. In the first study, 140 college students (65%…

A qualitative study of contemporary problems and issues encountered by college students with disabilities used a nominal group process to incorporate student perspectives into the assessment. Critical issues and suggested solutions were identified in six categories: physical/sensory access; service provision; information access; social inclusion;…