Robin C. Parker

TL;DR: This article surveyed a national random sample of 5,837 middle school students on their attitudes toward the inclusion of peers with intellectual disabilities (ID) and found that youth perceive students with ID as moderately impaired rather than mildly impaired, and believe that students with disabilities can participate in non-academic classes, but not in academic classes; and do not want to interact socially with a peer with ID, particularly outside school.

TL;DR: In this article, consumer attitudes toward companies that hire individuals with disabilities were assessed through a national public survey (N = 803) Most of the participants (75%) had direct experience with people with disabilities in a work environment and these experiences were positive.

TL;DR: The employment outlook for adults with ID will continue to be bleak until new ways are found to meaningfully incorporate this population into the labor force.

TL;DR: Results showed that children with and without intellectual disabilities were equally accepted by their peers, and 95% of children without intellectual disability indicated that they liked to "hang out" at least 1 child with an intellectual disability.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the value of these inclusive programmes in terms of the connection they provide among and between individuals with intellectual disabilities, their families and the surroun...