Increasing Adequate Social Interactions Among People With and Without Disabilities

Title

Increasing Adequate Social Interactions Among People With and Without Disabilities

Author

Meghan Link

Faculty Sponsor

Amber Feist

Gavin Keulks

Date

6/1/2015

Abstract

Individuals with disabilities share the same desires as people without disabilities to develop personal independence and experience a rewarding social life. However, people with disabilities often go without the opportunity to satisfy social needs as a result of isolation. The purpose of this conceptual thesis is to address this issue by exploring what research has been done in order to design a study to identify current attitudes towards people with disabilities and satisfaction of life. Results indicate t here is a need for integration program s in order for social skills to allow individuals to comfortably interact with people without disabilities. It is necessary to incorporate people with and without disabilities in order to provide the opportunity for interaction to potentially decrease feelings of isolation through increased social interaction.

Type

Text

Honors Thesis

Department

Honors Program

Language

eng

Rights

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Identifier

honors_theses/53