Measuring the Attitudes of Sighted College Students Toward Blindness

[摘要] Ithas long been suggested by education and rehabilitation professionals that morepositive attitudes about blindness are associated with greater experiences andoutcomes for individuals who are blind. This is equally true for the attitudesabout blindness held by blind persons themselves as it is about the attitudestowards blindness held by the non-disabled community. This study investigatedthe attitudes towards blindness of 497 college undergraduate and graduatestudents, and compared those attitudes with those of 67 blind students ofsimilar age. The results demonstrated support for the notion that greaterexposure to persons who are blind yields more positive attitudes aboutblindness, and that blind students themselves hold more positive attitudesabout blindness than do sighted students. Increased support for the efficacy ofthe Social Responsibility about Blindness Scale (SRBS) was also found.

[学科分类] 眼科学

[关键词] Anisopteromalus calandrae;venom transcriptome;venom gland;ectoparasitoid;insect pests