People with Disabilities: Perceptions, Stigmas and Stereotypes

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Samuel B. Barret (Editor)

Series: Social Issues, Justice and Status
BISAC: SOC029000

Chapter 1 of this book aims to describe and analyze all literature reviews about perceptions of people with disabilities about vocational rehabilitation programs and their employment. Chapter 2 reports research studies which were designed to verify whether the wide range of attitudes toward people with disabilities and disability models are attributable not only to contextual variables but also to universal psychological mechanisms. Chapter 3 examines salient workplace factors that contribute to the overall positive or negative experiences that autistic youth and young adults encounter on the job, specifically in a competitive employment environment. Chapter 4 explores how and when young people with autism disclose their condition and request workplace accommodations; and how employers have disclosure discussions and provide accommodations. The objective of Chapter 5 was to analyze the implications of disability in health care processes. Chapter 6 seeks to elucidate the themes of the authors’ experiences as disabled drama therapists in training and subsequently aims to offer a call to action to consider ways of redefining the paradigms around disability research.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. People with Disabilities’ Perception of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Mohammad Al-Rashaida, PhD
Department of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Chapter 2. Do Children Learn Representations, Stigmas, and Stereotypes About Disability or Do They Create Them to Some Extent?
Stefano Federici1 , PhD, Alessandra Castellani Mencarelli2, MD, Eliana A. Bria1, MD, Mara Carrara1, MD, Carla Ciancimino1, MD, and Giorgio Ghizzoni1, MD
1Department of Philosophy, Social and Human Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
2Independent Researcher, Piacenza, Italy

Chapter 3. Salient Workplace Factors Impacting Successful Competitive Employment Integration for Autistic Youth and Young Adults
Abirami Vijayakumar1,2 , MSc, Melanie Penner2,3, MD, Shannon Scratch1,2, PhD and Sally Lindsay1,2,4, PhD
1Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
3 Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada
4
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada

Chapter 4. Exploring Autistic Workplace Disability Disclosure: Youth and Employer Perspectives
Sally Lindsay1,2, PhD, Elaine Cagliostro1, and Victoria Osten1, PhD
1Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
2Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada

Chapter 5. Exploring Autistic Workplace Disability Disclosure: Youth and Employer Perspectives
Sally Lindsay1,2 , PhD, Elaine Cagliostro1, and Victoria Osten1, PhD
1Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
2Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Canada

Chapter 6. Building an Equitable Research Framework with Dis/abled Participants: Participatory Action Research and Drama Therapy
Cassandra Doria1, BFA, Caitlin McFann1, BA, Turner Hitt1, BA, Kelly Young1, BA and Angelle Cook1, 2, PhD, RDT/BCT
1Lesley University, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2New York University, New York, NY, USA

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