CHAPTER NO.

5
ATTITUDES TOWARDS
HANDICAP IN THE
INDIVIDUAL ,FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY
Presented by: Munawar Hussain
(M.A, M. Phil Special Education)
E-mail adress:sheazmalik117@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
 There is a growing body of evidence to
indicate that person with disability are more
likely than person without disability to
experience the attitude of others as a major
barrier to education , transport, access to
public service , social contact and
accessibility outside the home.
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 According to the report from the World
Health Organization (WHO), there are over
one billion people estimated to be living with
disability in the world. Social inclusion and
community participation of people with a
disability (PWD) are a central concept
guiding current policies for disabled persons
around the world 
OBJECTIVES
 Define attitude
 Describe positive and Negative attitude
 Indicate attitudes as cultural phenomenon
 Express various characteristics of the
Handicapped person in the community
 Problems faced by Handicapped person in
the family
WHAT IS ATTITUDE
 An attitude is a negative or positive
evaluation of an object which influence
humans behavior towards that object
(MICHAL HOGG)
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
 A positive attitude is the guide to leading a
positive life.
 Just remember a that attitude is everything
and positive attitude will lead you out of the
darkest of time.
KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
 Always reflect on what you can already do
and what you already know

 Here are some examples of how you can

reflect a positive attitude
1. Treat other the way you want to be
treated.
2. Use good manners.
3. Do all your work on time and to the best of
your ability
POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS
DISABILITY
 1. Don’t Ignore them in the society.
 2. participating them in the all areas of the
life.
 3. Involve them in the community
development .
 4. always highlights their potential.
 5. Encourage and counseling them .
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
 A negative attitude toward disability is one
of the potential barriers for people with
disability (PWD) to achieve social equality.
Disability has become a natural part of the
human condition due to population ageing,
the increase of chronic diseases, and medical
advances that preserve and prolong life.
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
 A negative attitude is a disposition, feeling,
or manner that is not constructive or
cooperative.
 Examples of negative attitude
 1. anger
 2. frustration
 3. doubt
 4. suspicious
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS
DISABILITY
 Pity
 Fear
 Uneasiness
 Guilt
 sympathy
HANDICAPPED PERSON IN THE
COMMUNITY
 The term ‘community’ embodies the
importance of each and every member
including the disabled individuals as we have
witnessed that the existence of a community
can allow greater change amongst the people
coming from any race, culture, background
and religion. In order to bring light to the
subject, we must be able to comprehend the
dynamics of the terminology; Community. 
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 The role of a community towards the
disabled individual can be easily elaborated
if we emphasize on creating friendly
relationships with pure intent and
understanding. First of all — the importance
of forming a bond has hence permitted the
individuals to collaborate and empathize
with the disabled individuals which thus
automatically creates a sense of worth and
belonging
HANDICAPPED PERSON IN THE
FAMILY
 Disability places a set of extra demands or challenges on
the family system; most of these demands last for a
long time (Murphy 1982)

 Many of these challenges cut across disability type, age

of the person with the disability, and type of family in
which the person lives.

 There is the financial burden associated with getting

health, education, and social services; buying or renting
equipment and devices; making accommodations to the
home; transportation; and medications and special
food.
HANDICAPPED PERSON IN THE
FAMILY
 Disabled people are large minority groups, starved
of services and mostly ignored by society, live in
isolation, segregation, poverty, charity and even
pity. 
 Disability includes blindness, low vision, leprosy-
cured, hearing impairment, loco motor disability,
mental retardation and mental illness.  Due to
discrimination they do not go to public places and
not free to get those rights which a non-disabled
person gets.  They are deprived of education and
employment.
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 There is the financial burden associated
with getting health, education, and social
services; buying or renting equipment and
devices; making accommodations to the
home; transportation; and medications and
special food.
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 Accessibility
 Accessibility is often used to focus on people
with disabilities or special needs and their
right of access to entities, often through use
of assistive device.
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 Types of accessibility
 > Access to transport
 >Access to buildings
 > Access to Health care
 >Access to information
THANKS
ANY QUESTIONS ???