Willingness to Engage in Personal Relationships With Persons With Disabilities

Miller, Eva; Chen, Roy K.; Glover-Graf, Noreen M.; Kranz, Peter L.

doi:10.1177/0034355209332719

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“…Consistent with previous research on dating and marital issues in other disability groups (Chen, et al, 2002;Miller, Chen, Graf, & Kranz, 2009), the present qualitative study shows that people diagnosed with neuromuscular and neurological diseases experience dissatisfaction with forming and maintaining intimate relationships with the opposite sex. This frustration stems from poor self-image and disinterest in people without disabilities.…”

Section: Australian Journal Of Rehabilitation Counsellingsupporting

confidence: 91%

Impacts of Uncertainty of Progressive Disability on Life Perspectives

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Miller²,

Seo

et al. 2010

The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling

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T he present study examined ways in which progressive disability affects the pursuit of personal goals and how the uncertainty of progressive disability influences life perspectives. A total of 117 individuals with muscular dystrophy responded to two open-ended questions designed to elicit their views on the psychological and behavioural manifestations of progressive disability. Specifically, the study used a three-step phenomenological existential approach to analyse the written responses by the participants (Creswell, 2009). The results indicated that factors such as involuntary early retirement, problems establishing and maintaining romantic relationships; changing personal and career goals, fear of uncertainties, feeling undesirable and unattractive, lack of accessible transportation, and fear of passing on hereditary diseases affect an individual's psychological well-being. The need for around-the-clock care can present a burden that leads to caregiver burnout and resentment. Implications for rehabilitation professionals are provided based upon review of the literature and qualitative data analysis.

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Section: Australian Journal Of Rehabilitation Counsellingsupporting

confidence: 91%

Impacts of Uncertainty of Progressive Disability on Life Perspectives

Chen¹,

Miller²,

Seo

et al. 2010

The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling

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“…Beyond the above conceptual explanation, the differences in stigma between the two disability groups provide support for the disability hierarchy (Miller et al, 2009;Wang et al, 2003), whereby people with ID are less socially desirable and less accepted than people with PD. Since individuals may tend to over-report positive attitudes, we can hypothesize that stigma toward people with ID is even more pronounced than was reported in this study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Public stigma and the perception of rights: Differences between intellectual and physical disabilities

Werner

2015

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“…Diversity training is most likely to be effective when upper-level management is directly involved in educating current employees on company diversity priorities [49,52]. Although there is evidence and support for an emphasis on training management in the workplace, others have noted the importance of diversity training for all employees [61,62]. The three studies from the systematic review all note the importance of upperlevel managers either in the intervention or in follow-up.…”

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Disability Diversity Training in the Workplace: Systematic Review and Future Directions

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Purpose Misinformation and negative attitudes toward disability contribute to lower employment rates among people with disabilities. Diversity training is an intervention intended to improve intergroup relations and reduce prejudice. We conducted a systematic review to determine the use and effectiveness of disability diversity training aimed at improving employment outcomes for employees with disabilities. Methods Five databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies of disability diversity training interventions provided within the workplace. Studies identified for inclusion were assessed for quality of methodology. Results Of the total of 1322 articles identified by the search, three studies met the criteria for inclusion. Two of the three articles focused specifically on training to improve outcomes related to workplace injuries among existing employees. The other study provided an initial test of a more general disability diversity training program. Conclusions There is currently a lack of empirically validated diversity training programs that focus specifically on disability. A number of disability diversity trainings and resources exist, but none have been well researched. Related literature on diversity training and disability awareness suggests the possibility for enhancing diversity training practices through training design, content, participant, and outcomes considerations. By integrating best practices in workplace diversity training with existing disability training resources, practitioners and researchers may be able to design effective disability diversity training programs.

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Willingness to Engage in Personal Relationships With Persons With Disabilities

Cited by 54 publications

References 37 publications

Impacts of Uncertainty of Progressive Disability on Life Perspectives

Impacts of Uncertainty of Progressive Disability on Life Perspectives

Public stigma and the perception of rights: Differences between intellectual and physical disabilities

Disability Diversity Training in the Workplace: Systematic Review and Future Directions

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