Measuring public discomfort at meeting people with disabilities

McConkey, Roy

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2015.06.015

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“…These findings show that contact alone was not sufficient for reducing the social uncertainty and fear associated with being in contact with soldiers with ID. These findings are consistent with previous ones showing that one of the greater difficulties in promoting contact with individuals with disabilities is the discomfort that characterises these encounters (Corrigan ; McConkey ). The discomfort may be associated with uncertainty about what can be expected from the individual in this type of social situation (Safilios‐Rothschild ), leading to distancing (Scior ).…”

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Can interpersonal contact help improve attitudes toward soldiers with intellectual disability? An Israeli study

Werner

2017

J intellect Disabil Res

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Can interpersonal contact help improve attitudes toward soldiers with intellectual disability? An Israeli study

Werner

2017

J intellect Disabil Res

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“…Within the current literature the concept of disability confidence is defined as creating a culture of inclusion for employees and delivering accessible customer service to those with disabilities (McConkey, 2015; Riches and Green, 2003; Suter et al , 2007). The conception of disability confidence originated from the human resources field, mostly out of employers’ desire to move away from the notion of perceived disadvantage that is commonly (and stereotypically) linked with disability (Dagan et al , 2015; Rae et al , 2011; Waterhouse et al , 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Developing disability knowledge and confidence can improve over time as people gain more exposure to, and experience with, people who have a disability (McConkey, 2015). For example, being in contact with a person who has a disability can help to improve positive attitudes, social inclusion and empathy, while reducing stigma and stereotypes (Barr and Bracchitta, 2008; Bialka et al , 2017; Campbell and Gilmore, 2003; Findler et al , 2007; Lindsay and Cancelliere, 2018; Morgan and Alexander, 2005; Petticrew and Tropp, 2008; Scior, 2011; Yuker, 1994).…”

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A framework for developing employer’s disability confidence

Lindsay

Leck

Shen

et al. 2019

EDI

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Purpose Many employers lack disability confidence regarding how to include people with disabilities in the workforce, which can lead to stigma and discrimination. The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of disability confidence from two perspectives, employers who hire people with a disability and employees with a disability. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted using 35 semi-structured interviews (18 employers who hire people with disabilities; 17 employees with a disability). Findings Themes included the following categories: disability discomfort (i.e. lack of experience, stigma and discrimination); reaching beyond comfort zone (i.e. disability awareness training, business case, shared lived experiences); broadened perspectives (i.e. challenging stigma and stereotypes, minimizing bias and focusing on abilities); and disability confidence (i.e. supportive and inclusive culture and leading and modeling social change). The results highlight that disability confidence among employers is critical for enhancing the social inclusion of people with disabilities. Originality/value The study addresses an important gap in the literature by developing a better understanding of the concept of disability from the perspectives of employers who hire people with disabilities and also employees with a disability.

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“…Se ha estudiado el estigma de madres con discapacidad visual (Oliveira y De Oliveira, 2018), sus necesidades (Mazurkiewicz et al, 2018), prejuicios para tener pareja con discapacidad visual (Fichten et al, 1991) y las dificultades de crianza de hijos con déficit visual (Brusegaard, 2018). Por último, la incomodidad al interaccionar con personas con discapacidad visual se ha estudiado empíricamente (McConkey, 2015).…”

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Nuevo cuestionario de barreras físicas y actitudinales para personas con déficit visual: BAC-DV

Lladós¹,

Ípola²

2022

RED Visual

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Se presenta la creación de un cuestionario para la evaluación de factores ambientales relevantes en el déficit visual, basado en el capítulo de barreras ambientales de la Clasificación Internacional del Funcionamiento, la Discapacidad y la Salud de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. El cuestionario, denominado BAC-DV, tiene dos partes: un inventario de barreras físicas y tecnológicas y un cuestionario de actitudes. La selección inicial del contenido se realizó a partir de análisis de narrativas de entrevistas, revisión de la literatura y juicio de expertos. Se realizaron dos estudios empíricos. En el primero se calculó la fiabilidad de las dos partes y se eliminaron algunas preguntas poco representativas. El segundo estudio se centró en el inventario de barreras físicas y tecnológicas y permitió obtener su estructura, así como estudiar las características de los ítems. El inventario de barreras tiene cinco escalas: Exteriores, Interiores, Productos de la vida cotidiana, Tecnología de la información y comunicación y Obstáculos. El cuestionario de actitudes tiene tres escalas: Prejuicio, Condescendencia y Discriminación. Son necesarios estudios posteriores de validez y estructura, pero se puede afirmar que BAC-DV tiene validez de contenido y consistencia interna y es una aportación novedosa en la rehabilitación de la discapacidad visual.

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Measuring public discomfort at meeting people with disabilities

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Can interpersonal contact help improve attitudes toward soldiers with intellectual disability? An Israeli study

Can interpersonal contact help improve attitudes toward soldiers with intellectual disability? An Israeli study

A framework for developing employer’s disability confidence

Nuevo cuestionario de barreras físicas y actitudinales para personas con déficit visual: BAC-DV

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