Suggest you check with Mick Power and Ann Green at the University of Edinburgh, who are leading an international project sponsored by WHO which includes assessment of attitudes towards people with disability (as well as quality of life issues and quality of care / support).
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Also, there was a comprehensive study of European opinion conducted by the European Opinion Research Group (EORG), a division fo the European Commission. This might provide some useful leads and references.
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>>> Anna Charles-Jones <[log in to unmask]> 01/02/08 8:48 AM >>>
Dear All,
Apologies for cross posting, please find below a query from a colleague at a neighbouring
institution.
Any input greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Anna
Hello. Our team have just met with our Study Abroad Team and they asked if there is any
guidance out there on attitudes towards disability in different countries - eg I
understand that there is no recognition of dyslexia in Japan (apologies if this is
wrong!).
Could anyone point me to any material on this? I have Googled this and only come up with
either specific countries or specific conditions. Also Disabled Peoples International
which looks interesting ( http://www.dpi.org/ ).
Thanks,
Bryan
University of Manchester
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