The Relationships Among Disability Type, Religious Orientation, Awareness and Accommodation Type and Perceived Reasonableness of Accommodation

This exploratory study examined the relationships among disability type (physical versus mental), religious orientation, awareness of disability issues and accommodation type and perceptions of the reasonableness of specific accommodations. One hundred seventy seven introductory psychology students (87 men and 90 women) participated in the study. Ninety four subjects completed a survey regarding accommodations for persons with physical disabilities and 83 subjects completed a survey regarding accommodations for mental disabilites. Significant main effects for disability type, awareness and accommodation type were found. Ratings of the reasonableness of accommodations were higher for persons with mental disabilities than for persons with physical disabilities. Subjects high in awareness of disability issues had slightly more favorable perceptions of reasonable accommodations and certain accommodation types were perceived more favorably than others. Implications for implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the workplace are explored.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

1997

Author dc:creator

• Scroggins, Wesley A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Carol Shoptaugh

• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• © Wesley A Scroggins

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/920

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1921