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Gender Career Stereotypes, Implicit Bias, and Occupational Therapy

Gender Career Stereotypes, Implicit Bias, and Occupational Therapy

November 1, 2023

We examined the unconscious attitudes of OT students

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Ableist Language & Disability Professionals: Differences in Language Based on Professionals’ Demographics

Ableist Language & Disability Professionals: Differences in Language Based on Professionals’ Demographics

September 6, 2023

We examined demographic differences in professionals’ use of language

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Ableist Language & Disability Professionals: Commonly Used Language

Ableist Language & Disability Professionals: Commonly Used Language

September 6, 2023

In this study we examined what ableist language disability professionals used and saw as problematic

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Most Disability Professionals are Ableist

Most Disability Professionals are Ableist

June 6, 2023

We examined disability professionals’ conscious and unconscious disability attitudes

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Ableism and Racism Hinder the Quality of Life of Black, Indigenous, People of Color with IDD

Ableism and Racism Hinder the Quality of Life of Black, Indigenous, People of Color with IDD

February 23, 2023

We examined the negative impact of ableism and racism on quality of life outcomes

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Ableism of Occupational and Physical Therapy Assistants

Ableism of Occupational and Physical Therapy Assistants

October 14, 2021

We examined the disability attitudes of occupational and physical therapy assistants.

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Anti-Fat Bias in Health Care

Anti-Fat Bias in Health Care

September 7, 2021

We examined the anti-fat biases of occupational and physical therapy assistants

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Ableism and The Americans with Disabilities Act

Ableism and The Americans with Disabilities Act

July 22, 2021

In this study, we examined the relationship between ableism and support for the ADA.

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Occupational Therapy Education: Impact on the Ableism of Students

Occupational Therapy Education: Impact on the Ableism of Students

July 7, 2021

We examined how students’ conscious and unconscious attitudes changed during their education

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The Relationship Between Ageism and Ableism

The Relationship Between Ageism and Ableism

March 23, 2021

We explored occupational therapy students' ageism, and how it is impacted by ableism.

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Sexism Contributes to Low Direct Support Professional (DSP) Wages

Sexism Contributes to Low Direct Support Professional (DSP) Wages

August 8, 2020

We examined the relationship between ableism, racism, and sexism, and DSP wages

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What is The Relationship Between Disability Employment and Ableism?

What is The Relationship Between Disability Employment and Ableism?

May 13, 2020

This study explores the impact disability prejudice has on disability employment rates

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Disability Attitudes of Health Care Providers

Disability Attitudes of Health Care Providers

March 30, 2020

We explored the conscious and unconscious disability attitudes of health care providers

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Occupational Therapy Students’ Disability Attitudes

Occupational Therapy Students’ Disability Attitudes

February 4, 2020

We explored occupational therapy students' understandings of, and attitudes about, disability

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Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage

Ableism, Racism, and Subminimum Wage

January 13, 2020

This study examined how prejudice impacts subminimum wage across the United States

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Anti-Fat Bias of Occupational Therapy Students

Anti-Fat Bias of Occupational Therapy Students

October 31, 2019

This study explored the implicit anti-fat prejudice of occupational therapy students

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New Scale Developed to Measure Modern Ableism

New Scale Developed to Measure Modern Ableism

September 30, 2019

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Symbolic Ableism Scale.

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Disability Attitudes of Family Members

Disability Attitudes of Family Members

September 17, 2019

The aim of this study was to examine family members' disability attitudes.

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Most People Are Prejudiced Against People with Disabilities

Most People Are Prejudiced Against People with Disabilities

September 4, 2019

We conducted a large-scale study to examine common modern forms of ableism

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What’s The Relationship Between Ableism and Institutionalization?

What’s The Relationship Between Ableism and Institutionalization?

August 22, 2019

This study explored the relationship between ableism and institutionalization

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