Attitudes toward blindness and blind people: what do we believe?
The attitudes of sighted persons are recognized as a major influence on the successful adjustment of blind people to their disability. Although actual measurement is a quite recent development, attitudes toward blindness and blind people have a long history. The purpose of this article is to review the descriptive and research literature that addresses attitudes of sighted and non sighted persons toward blindness and blind people.
Allen
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Bellstedt
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001766:Blindness / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires