International Year of Disabled Persons in Australia: Attitudes and Integration.
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| Title: | International Year of Disabled Persons in Australia: Attitudes and Integration. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gething, Lindsay |
| Source: | Rehabilitation Literature. Mar-Apr 1986 47(3-4):66-70. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 1986 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Program Effectiveness, Social Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Abstract: | The article assesses the effects of the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) on attitudes and integration in Australia and compares the effects of direct close contact with disabled people. Questionnaires administered before and after IYDP suggest the Year provided increased awareness but little attitude or increased integration. (Author/CL) |
| Entry Date: | 1986 |
| Accession Number: | EJ335888 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The article assesses the effects of the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) on attitudes and integration in Australia and compares the effects of direct close contact with disabled people. Questionnaires administered before and after IYDP suggest the Year provided increased awareness but little attitude or increased integration. (Author/CL) |
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