Attitudes of the general population towards people with disabilities

Kroz povijest nailazimo na mnoge termine oslovljavanja ljudi s invaliditetom, zbog netolerantnog stava prema djeci i ljudima s invaliditetom. Stav prema definiciji je složeni proces koji se zasniva na iskustvu. Dominantno negativno mišljenje o invaliditetu dovelo je do osjećaja straha, odbojnosti, nesigurnosti, sažaljenja. Prema zakonu osoba s invaliditetom je osoba koja ima dugotrajno ograničenje, umanjenje ili nedostatak mogućnosti da obavlja određene tjelesne djelatnosti ili mentalne funkcije u skladu s njihovom životnom dobi. Ljudi s invaliditetom u društvu i medijima često su predstavljani kroz njihovo oštećenje, nedostatak ili nemogućnost obavljanja određenih radnji u društvu. Veći problem od samog invaliditeta koji osoba ima su predrasude, diskriminacija, stigma i kršenje ljudskih prava, navedeni su česti izazovi s kojima se susreću ljudi s invaliditetom. Svrha ovog rada je utvrditi koliko je suvremeno društvo informirano o određenim invaliditetima, to se postiže ispitivanjem stavova opće populacije prema osobama s invaliditetom. Također bio je cilj ispitati razlike u stavovima u odnosu socio demografske podatke ispitanika u odnosu na spol. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 224 ispitanika, od čega je 146 žena i 78 muškaraca. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju pozitivnu privrženost tjelesnom invaliditetu, dok se još uvijek u velikoj mjeri odbacuju psihički poremećaji. Ovaj podatak istraživanja nam govori da je u društvo ukorijenjeno puno predrasuda prema navedenom invaliditetu. Potrebno je mnogo truda svih pojedinaca populacije koji vjeruju da smo svi jednaki, kako bi se postigao veći senzibilitet između svih ljudi i kako bi se bolje razumjelo osobe s invaliditetom. Pozitivnim uvjetima u kojima će doći do interakcije osoba s invaliditetom i ostatkom populacije može se stvoriti bolja integracija stava prema invaliditetu i osoba u društvo.Throughout history, we come across many terms of addressing people with disabilities, due to the intolerant attitude towards children and people with disabilities. Attitude by definition is a complex process based on experience. The dominant negative opinion about disability led to feelings of fear, repulsion, insecurity, pity. According to the law, a person with a disability is a person who has a long-term limitation, impairment or lack of ability to perform certain physical activities or mental functions in accordance with their age. People with disabilities in society and the media are often represented through their impairment, lack or inability to perform certain actions in society. A bigger problem than the disability that a person has is prejudice, discrimination, stigma and violation of human rights, these are the common challenges faced by people with disabilities. The purpose of this work is to determine how much modern society is informed about certain disabilities, this is achieved by examining the attitudes of the general population towards people with disabilities. The aim was also to examine the differences in attitudes in relation to socio-demographic data of respondents in relation to gender. 224 respondents participated in the research, of which 146 were women and 78 were men. The research results show a positive attachment to physical disability, while psychological disorders are still largely rejected. This data from the research tells us that a lot of prejudices against the mentioned disability are rooted in society. It takes a lot of effort by all individuals of the population who believe that we are all equal, in order to achieve greater sensitivity between all people and to better understand people with disabilities. Positive conditions in which people with disabilities will interact with the rest of the population can create a better integration of attitudes towards disability and people in society