Taken from several sources including educators and The College of Education and Human Development Committee on Diversity, Twin Cities.
People tend to focus on the individual s disability.
Most people with disabilities have accepted who they are and how their disability has affected them, and they are interested in moving forward with their life. Having an open mind and a willingness to give people with disabilities a chance goes a long way in minimizing attitudinal barriers against these individuals. The attached statistical information was drawn from the results of the UMC Campus Climate Survey conducted during the Spring of 1997, under the auspices of the UMC Diversity Work Group. Four hundred and eleven students completed the survey and of these, three hundred and ninety seven were determined to be valid and complete. Included with the statistical analysis is a list of suggestions provided by educators which is intended to strengthen campus efforts to recognize, value and respond to diversity issues.