Research has consistently produced evidence of negative attitudes toward persons with both physical and psychiatric disabilities [1-5]. In general, attitudes toward persons with physical disabilities are more positive than attitudes toward persons with psychiatric disabilities [6-8]. Forensic research tends to focus on individuals with psychiatric disabilities as perpetrators of crime [9-10] an...

BACKGROUND Children with intellectual disabilities have high rates of behaviour problems. This study explored parents' causal beliefs and attributions for general problematic child behaviour in children with different aetiologies of intellectual disabilities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten parents of children with intellectual disabilities participated in interviews about their child's problematic...

Because my brother was born with cerebral palsy, I became interested in why the general, nondisabled public inaccurately presumes his abilities, or disabilities. This thesis proves that the cultural representation of people with disabilities results from a pejorative disabled lexicon. These disability discourses circulate a disability logos; one where a person with a disability is helpless, bor...

Stigma may have detrimental effects on the rights of individuals with disabilities. This study examined the association between stigma and the perception of rights of people with intellectual disabilities and people with physical disabilities. Telephone interviews using vignette methodology were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 605 adults. Items included stereotypes, prejudi...

Research has shown that, compared with non-disabled youths who commit offenses, those with intellectual and developmental disabilities tend to commit more serious offenses, are at a much higher risk of secondand third-time offending, and enter the juvenile justice system at a younger age (Zhang et al. 2011). Youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities are also more likely to become ...

D isability is an evolving concept. According to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disability is the result of interaction between persons with injuries and disabilities and various attitudinal and environmental impediments that keep them from participating in society on an equal basis with others. According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection...

Uganda is among the first to use the Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability to identify persons with disabilities in its Demographic and Health Survey. In this paper, we review the HIV Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour component of the 2011 Ugandan Demographic and Health Survey, analysing a series of questions comparing those with and without disabilities in relation to HIV/AIDS...

This study examines the training needs of juvenile justice personnel regarding their work with youth who have disabilities, particularly learning disabilities. Proportionate stratified cluster sampling was used to survey juvenile detention and court services personnel statewide about previous training and confidence of knowledge in these areas. Findings indicate that less than two-thirds (62%) ...