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Why do people underestimate people with disabilities?
Society has underestimated all disabled people because they thought that they would never amount to much and not be as great as ordinary people. Society is underestimating disabled people’s abilities everyday because of their problems or inability to keep up with everyone else.
What is it called when you discriminate against disabled?
Ableism is the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior.
Why do some students with learning disabilities have social emotional and behavioral issues?
Many researchers have suggested that learning disabilities may negatively affect a child’s social or emotional functioning because the disabilities influence the child’s ability to develop positive interpersonal relationships.
Why do disabled people have so much untapped potential?
Disabled people have so much untapped potential due to other people’s attitudes. We spend our lives cultivating an intuitive creativity because we are forced to navigate a world that isn’t built for our bodies.
Why is it important to change attitudes to disability?
Attitudes to disability affect how people think about accessibility. And how much they care about inclusion. It’s important to change attitudes to inspire social change and an inclusive working culture. Disabled people have so much untapped potential due to other people’s attitudes.
What are the barriers to employment for people with disabilities?
Workers and job seekers with disabilities, for their part, often cite employer attitudes and workplace discrimination as barriers to acquiring or keeping a job (see, e.g., [23–27]).
Why don’t employers hire people with disabilities?
In several general employer surveys, only a small minority cited concerns over the cost of accommodations as a reason for not hiring workers with disabilities [6, 7, 10, 11].