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Niepełnosprawni – przełamywanie stereotypów i barier integracji
Disabled people: challenging stereotypes and obstacles to integration

Author(s): Paweł Szymborski, Krystyna Szafraniec
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: disabled people;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the problem of the disabled in the context of stereotypes they have to challange. In the first section, the stereotypes and attitudes towards the disabled in light of empirical data are discussed. Next, the authors overview main obstacles that the disabled people came across in various areas with particular attention given to education and employment. Situation of the disabled broken down by different factors, with main focus on age, is presented as well.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 1-4
  • Page Count: 4