"Just like you": A disability awareness programme for children that enhanced knowledge, attitudes and acceptance: Pilot study findings

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 360-368

  Ison, Nicole ^a,b   McIntyre, Sarah ^b   Rothery, Sophie ^c   Smithers Sheedy, Hayley ^b   Goldsmith, Shona ^b   Parsonage, Samantha ^c   Foy, Liz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c Spastic Centre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Awareness; Consumer participation; Disabled persons; Prejudice; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAILLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 77956578629     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2010.496764     Document Type: Article

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