Descriptor
| Disability Discrimination | 2 |
| Normalization (Handicapped) | 2 |
| Social Bias | 2 |
| Attitude Change | 1 |
| Blindness | 1 |
| Decision Making | 1 |
| Graduate Students | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Human Services | 1 |
| Labeling (of Persons) | 1 |
| Mental Retardation | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Philips, Pamela G. | 1 |
| Sperr, Inez L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedSperr, Inez L.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1982
Two social work professionals, one partially sighted, the other blind, describe practical and attitudinal problems regarding graduate school, course work, field service, and location of employment. Suggestions are made for rehabilitation counselors and educators in professional schools. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Blindness, Disability Discrimination, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Download full textPhilips, Pamela G. – 1992
This paper explores the detrimental effects that assumptions and labels have caused people with mental retardation and examines the concept of changing societal attitudes. The paper points out that: mental retardation has often been regarded not simply as one aspect of a person's life, but as engulfing the person's whole life and becoming that…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Decision Making, Disability Discrimination, Human Services
