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CHANGING ATTITUDES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED
Author(s) -
McConkey Roy,
McCormack Bob
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1984.tb00231.x
Subject(s) - embodied cognition , element (criminal law) , disabled people , psychology , quality (philosophy) , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , applied psychology , political science , computer science , life style , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , law
SUMMARY. Active interaction with peers who are handicapped appears to be a crucial element in changing attitudes towards people who are disabled. Moreover, it is the quality rather than the quantity of contact that is vital. This paper describes certain critical components of successful contact and how they were embodied into two community education programmes about adults who are mentally handicapped — one for use in secondary schools, the other as an adult education course.