Date of Award
5-2015
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Rehabilitation Counseling: M.S.
Department
Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Amy Knopf
Second Advisor
Bradley Kuhlman
Third Advisor
Roxanne Wilson
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Abstract
This Quasi-experimental research project measured the perceptions that graduate students held toward persons with disabilities. A pretest and posttest design was administered to a non-control group before and after their participation in the “disABILITY Awareness Event” that took place at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The event was composed of seven different stations that had “simulation experiences.” Each of these stations represented a specific disability, and were led by members of the community who had each individual disability. It was hypothesized that participation in the “disABILITY Awareness Event” would increase awareness and decrease negative stigma among participants toward persons with disabilities. The results revealed a significant increase in disability acceptance among students.
Recommended Citation
Briant, Rachel Leighton, "Acceptance of Persons with Disabilities among Students at SCSU" (2015). Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy. 3.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/3
