perception of people with disabilities in society

Abstract

Introduction: For many years, people with disabilities have been treated as people who cannot participate in society and are therefore discriminated against. At present, however, the attitude towards people with disabilities is changing. The aim of the study was to assess the perception of disabled people by healthy people. Material and method: The applied research technique was a quantitative method - a diagnostic survey. The research technique used was a survey among 400 patients of POZ from April to August 2019. The original questionnaire contained 28 closed questions. Results: According to the respondents, 66% believe that sick people are discriminated against in society. Almost all respondents (97%) believe that the sick should participate in social life, while almost half (48%) believe that the disabled should be given special care and assistance. Conclusions: Women are more likely to believe that people with disabilities are discriminated against. They also feel more strongly that they should be given special care and assistance. The age of respondents influences the attitude of kindness towards people with disabilities. Empathy towards people with disabilities increases with the level of education of respondents and with the level of religiousness.