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Disability as a result of health and social disorders - role of prejudice and discrimination

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Discrimination against persons with disabilities - ableism - affects most disabled people, regardless of the cause of their disability. These may be single or long-term actions resulting in negative health and social consequences. The aim of the study is to identify the types of health and social consequences of functional disorders in disabled persons exposed to ableism, in relation to the causes and types of disability and the associated types of prejudice and discrimination. REVIEW METHODS: A review of scientific literature in English and Polish from 1978 - 2025 was conducted on forms of prejudice and discrimination against persons with disabilities, in relation to the causes of disability and types of bodily dysfunction and health and social functioning disorders. The search was conducted in the PubMed, PubMed Central and Google Scholar databases. The following key words were used: 'disabled persons', 'prejudice', 'discrimination'. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE: Persons with disabilities are among the most excluded social groups. Many of them face behaviour that can be described as discriminatory, a term that has many pejorative meanings defining the types of behaviour, presented taking into account the causes of disability in relation to the types of health and social consequences. The importance of comprehensive rehabilitation in order that people with disabilities could achieve the greatest possible social integration is also defined. SUMMARY: Persons with disabilities require significant support in developing their independence. In order to increase their participation in social life and prevent discrimination by able-bodied members of the society, comprehensive rehabilitation of disabled persons and public education should be conducted simultaneously.

Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

DOI: 10.26444/aaem/215980

Authors: Barbara Kołłątaj, Witold Piotr Kołłątaj, Elżbieta Cipora, Irena Dorota Karwat, Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna

Institutions: John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Medical University of Lublin, Jan Grodek State Vocational Academy in Sanok

Language: English

Topic: Disability Rights and Representation

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $690